International Day against Nuclear Tests is being observed today.

On December 2, 2009, the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly designated August 29 as the International Day against Nuclear Tests through the unanimous adoption of a resolution.

The resolution calls for raising awareness and promoting education about the effects of nuclear-weapon test explosions and other nuclear explosions, as well as the need to end such activities as one of the means of achieving the goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world.