International day for the total elimination of nuclear weapons SEP 26
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons – September 26
2025 Message (UN): “No Nuclear Weapons: Our Global Priority for Peace & Security.”
Goal: To inspire a world free of nuclear threat and promote peace through dialogue.
1..Purpose
To educate students about nuclear weapons’ impact on humanity & environment
To promote the idea that peaceful dialogue > war & destruction
To connect students to global disarmament movements
2..Primary School (Classes 1–5)
🎯 Focus: Peace & Safety Awareness
Storytelling Session: A simple story about two villages choosing peace over war.
Peace Pledge:
> “I will be kind, I will not fight, I will spread peace.”
Drawing Activity: “A World Without War.” (sunny skies, smiling children).
Peace Symbols Craft: Make paper doves or peace signs.
Song or Poem: Group singing of a peace rhyme.
3..Middle School (Classes 6–8)
🎯 Focus: Understanding War & Peace
Poster & Slogan Writing: “Make Peace, Not War.”
Short Skit: “The Day the World Chose Peace” (portraying hope for disarmament).
Classroom Talk: Teachers explain nuclear weapons’ effects in simple terms.
Peace Chain Activity: Students form a chain and share one peaceful act they will do.
Film Screening: Short animated clip on Hiroshima/Nagasaki and lessons learned.
4..High School (Classes 9–12)
🎯 Focus: Critical Thinking & Advocacy
Debate: “Nuclear Weapons – A Necessary Evil or a Global Threat?”
Essay Writing: “My Vision of a Nuclear-Free World.”
Model / Chart Exhibition: Show nuclear weapons’ destruction & global treaties (NPT, CTBT).
Seminar: Invite a defense expert or peace activist to speak about disarmament.
Peace March: Students carry placards with messages like “Disarm for a Safer Tomorrow.”
5..College Students (Arts, Science, Engineering)
🎯 Focus: Awareness, Diplomacy & Innovation
Panel Discussion: “Global Security Without Nuclear Weapons – Is It Possible?”
Documentary Screening: Films on Hiroshima/Nagasaki survivors or disarmament talks.
Research Paper Presentation: Impact of nuclear weapons on environment & health.
Social Media Campaign: Students create reels, infographics promoting disarmament.
Peace Hackathon: Innovative solutions for conflict prevention, global cooperation.
6..Nursing / Medical Students
🎯 Focus: Humanitarian & Medical Perspective
Health Talk: Effects of radiation exposure, cancer risk, birth defects after nuclear explosions.
Case Study Presentation: Medical response during Hiroshima/Nagasaki or Chernobyl.
Simulation Exercise: Mock disaster drill for radiation exposure treatment.
Poster Exhibition: “Medical Workers for Peace.”
Community Education: Awareness session for public on consequences of nuclear war.
7..Campus-Wide Activities (All Levels)
White Dress Code: Symbolizing peace and disarmament.
Peace Bell Ceremony / Moment of Silence: 1 minute silence at noon for nuclear war victims.
Peace Wall: Students write messages like “My Wish for a Nuclear-Free World.”
Tree Planting Ceremony: Symbolizing hope and a safe future.