The Syrian Future Movement, born from the womb of the blessed Syrian liberation revolution and carrying the people’s hopes for freedom, justice, and human dignity, believes that the struggle to build a state of law and justice in Syria is inseparable from the responsibilities of the international community in establishing the foundations of global peace and security and mitigating the threats looming over the future of humanity and the next generation.
In this context, the Syrian Future Movement commemorates today, Saturday, August 29, 2026, the International Day against Nuclear Tests. This official occasion was unanimously adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 64/35 of December 2, 2009, based on an initiative designed to commemorate the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan in 1991.
On this day, the Syrian Future Movement recalls the lofty humanitarian values that this international occasion calls for. Foremost among these is the preservation of the right to life and public health, the protection of the environment from the devastating effects of radiation, and the tireless work to end all test explosions as a pivotal step towards creating a safe world completely free of weapons of mass destruction.
The Syrian Future Movement expresses its deep concern regarding the documented statistical reports issued by the United Nations, which indicate that the planet has witnessed more than 2,000 nuclear tests since the dawn of the nuclear age in 1945. Despite the relative success achieved by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) of 1996 in reducing these tests to fewer than 12 in the current century, the Syrian Future Movement believes that the continuation of military nuclear activities and the frenzied regional arms race in the Middle East pose an imminent threat to the stability of peoples exhausted by wars and oppressive regimes.
Based on its national vision and commitment to the principles of the Syrian revolution, the Syrian Future Movement emphasizes the need to approach this international occasion with a forward-looking perspective that considers the current sovereign challenges and the transitional phase that the Syrian people aspire to.
In this regard, it offers the following recommendations and positions:
The Syrian Future Movement believes that the future Syria must become an active partner in the international system by taking the initiative to sign and ratify all agreements that prohibit the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and non-peaceful nuclear activities, in order to compensate for the years of marginalization and the violation of sovereignty perpetrated by the despotic regime.
The Syrian Future Movement calls on the international community and the United Nations to impose strict and comprehensive oversight on all nuclear activities and facilities in the Middle East region without exception, including those of the occupying Zionist entity, and to work towards declaring the entire region a zone free of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction to guarantee the safety of future generations.
The Syrian Future Movement acknowledges that protecting the country’s geography and environment during the transitional phase requires building national institutions dedicated to environmental monitoring, pollution control, and radioactive traceability, especially given the violation of Syrian airspace and territory by various foreign land and sea forces affiliated with countries possessing nuclear arsenals.
The Syrian Future Movement calls upon all international powers to respect the sovereignty of developing nations and refrain from turning their lands or seas into military testing grounds or repositories for hazardous waste and debris. It affirms that the freedom of peoples begins with the security of their environment and the integrity of their national territory.
The Syrian Future Movement reiterates its ongoing commitment to building bridges of cooperation with UN partner organizations and Syrian and international civil society to raise cultural and political awareness about the dangers of uncontrolled armament and to build a civil society in Syria that upholds the values of peace, democracy, and coexistence.
