The western city of Japan-Hiroshima was the first city targeted by a nuclear weapon. This occurred on August 6, 1945 at 8:15 a.m., when the United States Army Air Forces dropped the atomic bomb “Little Boy” on the city.
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict.
Most of the city was destroyed, and by the end of the year 90,000–166,000 had died as a result of the blast and its effects. The UNESCO enlisted Hiroshima Peace Memorial serves as a memorial of the bombing.
The annual ceremony commemorates the 6 August 1945 atomic bombing of the city during the Second World War.
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged governments to strengthen efforts to make this goal a reality.
Underlining UN commitment to achieving a nuclear-free world, the only guarantee against the use of nuclear weapons is their total elimination,” he said in a video message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Japan, held on Friday morning.
Since being rebuilt after the war, Hiroshima has become the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan.
The conference was originally scheduled to begin in April 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It should now be held no later than February 2022.
