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The inaugural International Day against Nuclear Tests will be commemorated on 29 August.

The Day, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly last year, will serve to galvanise UN, government and NGO efforts to ban nuclear tests as a step towards a world free of nuclear weapons, which UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has termed "a global public good of the highest order".

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World Humanitarian Day is celebrated each year on 19 August to raise awareness of the importance of humanitarian assistance worldwide and the challenges faced by aid workers.

Last year, 102 humanitarian workers lost their lives in the course of duty - most were from the country they were working in.

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