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STATUS AS AT : 06-07-2025 03:15:35 EDT
CHAPTER XXVI
DISARMAMENT
9. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
New York, 7 July 2017
Entry into force
:
22 January 2021, in accordance with article 15.
Registration :
22 January 2021, No. 56487
Status :
Signatories : 94. Parties : 73
Text : Certified true copy
United Nations,Treaty Series,vol. 3370. CN.475.2017.TREATIES-XXVI.9 of 9 August 2017 (Opening for signature), CN.476.2017.TREATIES-XXVI.9 of 9 August 2017 (Issuance of Certified True Copies) and CN.478.2020.TREATIES-XXVI.9 of 26 October 2020 (Entry into Force); CN.470.2023.TREATIES-XXVI.9 of 13 November 2023 (Proposal of corrections to the Chinese authentic text) and CN.70.2024.TREATIES-XXVI.9 of 16 February 2024 (Corrections to the Chinese authentic text).
Note :
The Treaty was adopted on 7 July 2017 by the United Nations conference to negotiate a legally  binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination, held in New York from 27 to 31 March and 15 June to 7 July 2017. In accordance with its article 13, the Treaty shall be open for signature to all States at United Nations Headquarters in New York as from 20 September 2017.
Participant
 Signature
 Acceptance(A), Approval(AA), Ratification, Accession(a)
Algeria
 20 Sep 2017
 
Angola
 27 Sep 2018
 
Antigua and Barbuda
 26 Sep 2018
25 Nov 2019
Austria
 20 Sep 2017
 8 May 2018
Bahamas (The)
 19 Sep 2023
 
Bangladesh
 20 Sep 2017
26 Sep 2019
Barbados
 22 Sep 2022
 
Belize
  6 Feb 2020
19 May 2020
Benin
 26 Sep 2018
11 Dec 2020
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
 16 Apr 2018
 6 Aug 2019
Botswana
 26 Sep 2019
15 Jul 2020
Brazil
 20 Sep 2017
 
Brunei Darussalam
 26 Sep 2018
 
Burkina Faso
 22 Sep 2022
 
Cabo Verde
 20 Sep 2017
20 Jun 2022
Cambodia
  9 Jan 2019
22 Jan 2021
Central African Republic
 20 Sep 2017
 
Chile
 20 Sep 2017
23 Sep 2021
Colombia
  3 Aug 2018
 
Comoros
 20 Sep 2017
19 Feb 2021
Congo
 20 Sep 2017
17 May 2022
Cook Islands
    4 Sep 2018 a
Costa Rica
 20 Sep 2017
 5 Jul 2018
Côte d'Ivoire
 20 Sep 2017
23 Mar 2022
Cuba
 20 Sep 2017
30 Jan 2018
Democratic Republic of the Congo
 20 Sep 2017
22 Sep 2022
Djibouti
  9 Jan 2023
 
Dominica
 26 Sep 2019
18 Oct 2019
Dominican Republic
  7 Jun 2018
22 Sep 2022
Ecuador
 20 Sep 2017
25 Sep 2019
El Salvador
 20 Sep 2017
30 Jan 2019
Equatorial Guinea
 22 Sep 2022
 
Fiji
 20 Sep 2017
 7 Jul 2020
Gambia
 20 Sep 2017
26 Sep 2018
Ghana
 20 Sep 2017
 
Grenada
 26 Sep 2019
20 Jun 2022
Guatemala
 20 Sep 2017
13 Jun 2022
Guinea-Bissau
 26 Sep 2018
15 Dec 2021
Guyana
 20 Sep 2017
20 Sep 2017
Haiti
 22 Sep 2022
 
Holy See
 20 Sep 2017
20 Sep 2017
Honduras
 20 Sep 2017
24 Oct 2020
Indonesia
 20 Sep 2017
24 Sep 2024
Ireland
 20 Sep 2017
 6 Aug 2020
Jamaica
  8 Dec 2017
23 Oct 2020
Kazakhstan
  2 Mar 2018
29 Aug 2019
Kiribati
 20 Sep 2017
26 Sep 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic
 21 Sep 2017
26 Sep 2019
Lesotho
 26 Sep 2019
 6 Jun 2020
Libya
 20 Sep 2017
 
Liechtenstein
 20 Sep 2017
 
Madagascar
 20 Sep 2017
 
Malawi
 20 Sep 2017
29 Jun 2022
Malaysia
 20 Sep 2017
30 Sep 2020
Maldives
 26 Sep 2019
26 Sep 2019
Malta
 25 Aug 2020
21 Sep 2020
Mexico
 20 Sep 2017
16 Jan 2018
Mongolia
   10 Dec 2021 a
Mozambique
 18 Aug 2020
 
Myanmar
 26 Sep 2018
 
Namibia
  8 Dec 2017
20 Mar 2020
Nauru
 22 Nov 2019
23 Oct 2020
Nepal
 20 Sep 2017
 
New Zealand 1
20 Sep 2017
31 Jul 2018
Nicaragua
 22 Sep 2017
19 Jul 2018
Niger
  9 Dec 2020
 
Nigeria
 20 Sep 2017
 6 Aug 2020
Niue
    6 Aug 2020 a
Palau
 20 Sep 2017
 3 May 2018
Panama
 20 Sep 2017
11 Apr 2019
Paraguay
 20 Sep 2017
23 Jan 2020
Peru
 20 Sep 2017
23 Dec 2021
Philippines
 20 Sep 2017
18 Feb 2021
Samoa
 20 Sep 2017
26 Sep 2018
San Marino
 20 Sep 2017
26 Sep 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
 20 Sep 2017
15 Jan 2024
Seychelles
 26 Sep 2018
 9 Jul 2021
Sierra Leone
 22 Sep 2022
24 Sep 2024
Solomon Islands
 24 Sep 2024
24 Sep 2024
South Africa
 20 Sep 2017
25 Feb 2019
Sri Lanka
   19 Sep 2023 a
St. Kitts and Nevis
 26 Sep 2019
 9 Aug 2020
St. Lucia
 27 Sep 2018
23 Jan 2019
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  8 Dec 2017
31 Jul 2019
State of Palestine
 20 Sep 2017
22 Mar 2018
Sudan
 22 Jul 2020
 
Thailand
 20 Sep 2017
20 Sep 2017
Timor-Leste
 26 Sep 2018
20 Jun 2022
Togo
 20 Sep 2017
 
Trinidad and Tobago
 26 Sep 2019
26 Sep 2019
Tuvalu
 20 Sep 2017
12 Oct 2020
United Republic of Tanzania
 26 Sep 2019
 
Uruguay
 20 Sep 2017
25 Jul 2018
Vanuatu
 20 Sep 2017
26 Sep 2018
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
 20 Sep 2017
27 Mar 2018
Viet Nam
 22 Sep 2017
17 May 2018
Zambia
 26 Sep 2019
 
Zimbabwe
  4 Dec 2020
 
Cuba

Declaration:

       The prohibition on the testing nuclear weapons contained in Article 1(a) encompasses all forms of testing, including those performed using non-explosive methods such as subcritical testing and computer simulation.

       The transit of nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices through territory under the jurisdiction of the States Parties to this Treaty is also a prohibited activity according to the provisions of Article 1(e).

       The financing of any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Treaty is also a prohibited activity according to the provisions of Article 1(e).

       The declarations that States Parties are required to make under Article 2 must include information on any activity they carry out that is prohibited under Article 1.
End Note
1With a territorial application in respect of Tokelau.
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