The week of Sep 21-27 includes the UN International Day for Peace (September 21), UN Climate Summit (September 23), UN Summit on SDGs (September 24-25) and the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (September 26).
Together these dates comprise a Global week of action on peace, climate, SDGs and nuclear abolition. Governments, parliaments and civil society are encouraged to take action on any of these days, and to highlight the connections between these key global issues in their action.
Abolition 2000 has established a working group to promote the week and build cooperation beween peace, climate action, development and disarmament communities.
Sep 21: International Day for Peace
The theme for UN International Day for Peace this year is Climate Action for Peace.
- Civil society organisations around the world are taking action on this day. List your peace event at Peace One Day.
- The United Nations will commemorate the day with a Student Peace Observance at UN Headquarters in New York on 20 September 2019 from 9am.Watch the event live on webtv.un.org.
- Peace One Day will hold a major commemoration event with civil society leaders and celebrities in London on September 21. The event will be livestreamed. Click here for information.
September 23: UN Climate Summit
July 2019: Hottest month ever: The earth is already heating up. According to the World Meteorological Organization July 2019 matched, and maybe broke, the record for the hottest month since analysis began.
There is still time to tackle climate change, but it will require an unprecedented effort from all sectors of society. To boost ambition and accelerate actions to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will host the 2019 Climate Action Summit on 23 September.
Actions:
a) Call on your government to commit in New York to deeper reductions in carbon emissions, a faster transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies, and reductions in military budgets in order to fund climate protection.
b) Take action yourself to reduce your carbon footprint and reverse climate change. For more ideas see the Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the World.
Youth Climate Summit:
The Youth Climate Summit, which will also take place on September 23, will involve youth leaders (18-29 years) sharing visions, campaigns and innovative ideas for reversing climate change.
September 24-25: Summit on Sustainable Development
On 24 and 25 September, Heads of State and Government will gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the SDG Summit 2019 to follow up and comprehensively review progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Action: Call on your government to highlight at the SDG Summit the importance of peace and demilitarisation in achieving the SDGs, and support the proposal of Kazakhstan that all countries redirect 1% of their military budget to the SDGs.
September 26: Nuclear Abolition Day
September 26 is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
- UN event. The UN will hold a High-Level Meeting of government leaders to commemorate the day. NGOs can participate as observors with 2 NGO representatives invited to address the high-level meeting. To register click here (registration deadline is August 23).
- Other events: Parliamentarians, religious groups and other civil society organisations are encouraged to commemorate the day with actions and events. UNFOLD ZERO is hosting a platform for listing events and promoting the day. Contact UNFOLD ZERO to list your event.
Suggested actions:
a) Encourage your Prime Minister/President to attend the Sep 26 UN High-Level Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament and to use this occasion to call on all States to never launch a nuclear war, and to negotiate for the complete abolition and elimination of nuclear weapons;
b) Organise a screening of ‘The Man who saved the World’ or other action for Nuclear Abolition Day.
Taken from Basel Peace Office. Learn more here.
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