Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 100iiTreaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, published in 2021.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 2018–2025

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What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics

Conferences Disarmament Agreements Nuclear Disarmament Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2022.

2022A/77/152Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

11 operative paragraphs

Recalls the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on 7 July 2017;

Welcomes the entry into force of the Treaty on 22 January 2021;

Notes that the Treaty has been open for signature at United Nations Headquarters in New York since 20 September 2017;

Welcomes that already 86 States had signed the Treaty and 55 States had become parties to it as at 6 October 2021;

Confirms that the Secretary-General of the United Nations is no longer required to convene the first Meeting of States Parties within one year of the entry into force of the Treaty in accordance with article 8, paragraph 2, thereof;

Also confirms that the first Meeting of States Parties will be held from 22 to 24 March 2022 at the United Nations Office at Vienna, and requests the Secretary-General to convene the first Meeting on those dates and the Secretariat to make the appropriate arrangements to that end;

Invites States not party to the Treaty, as well as the relevant entities of the United Nations system, other relevant international organizations or institutions, regional organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and relevant non-governmental organizations to attend the first Meeting of States Parties as observers;

Calls upon all States that have not yet done so to sign, ratify, accept, approve or accede to the Treaty at the earliest possible date;

Calls upon those States in a position to do so to promote adherence to the Treaty through bilateral, subregional, regional and multilateral contacts, outreach and other means;

Requests the Secretary-General, as depositary of the Treaty, to report to the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session on the status of signature and ratification, acceptance, approval or accession of the Treaty;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-seventh session, under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled “Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons”.

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