In January 2021, a new treaty entered into force which makes nuclear weapons illegal in the countries that sign it. The United Nations’ Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was voted into existence by most of the world’s countries, and yet the British government continues to attack the agreement. Find out more about the treaty.
CND is campaigning for the government to sign the treaty: get involved
The following countries have signed the TPNW:
- Algeria
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Austria
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Guinea- Bissau
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mexico
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
92 signatories
The following countries have ratified the United Nations’ Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Austria
- Bangladesh
- Belize
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Chile
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Namibia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Seychelles
- South Africa
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
68 ratifications
The treaty entered into force on 22 January 2021. Anti-nuclear activists marked the occasion with Covid-friendly actions, like the ones in Brighton, above.
What’s next for the treaty?
We need to get the nuclear-armed states, including the UK, to engage with the TPNW.
As well as putting pressure on national politicians, campaigners across the country are taking action at local level.
There’s plenty to do to support this historic treaty – can you help us?
