The United Nations Disarmament Week (October 24–30), is an annual observance. It is a reminder of the international community’s commitment towards disarmament, and the critical need for non-proliferation and elimination of nuclear weapons.

• It is an annual event organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs to raise awareness of the importance of disarmament and promote the elimination of nuclear weapons and other weapons.
• United Nations Disarmament Week was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1978.
• It was celebrated for the first time in the year 1979.
• It is a week to celebrate the progress made towards disarmament and to renew our commitment to a world without nuclear weapons.
• The United Nations Disarmament Commission was established in the year 1952.