Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 98pp Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, published in 2024.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 2018–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/54

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/54	Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons	612	89%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/38	Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons	584	74%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/35	Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons	477	89%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/54	Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons	465	60%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/34	Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons	372	52%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

7 reports · 2019–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/216	Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/38
2024	A/79/219	Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/35
2023	A/78/138	Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/54
2022	A/77/152	Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/34
2021	A/76/128	Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/75/40

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Conferences Disarmament Agreements Nuclear Disarmament Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

Recalls the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons¹ on 7 July 2017;

¹A/CONF.229/2017/8.

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 94 States had signed the Treaty and 73 States had become parties to it as at 14 October 2024, and also welcomes ongoing universalization efforts;

Recalls the adoption of the Vienna Action Plan at the first Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, held in Vienna, Austria, from 21 to 23 June 2022;²

²TPNW/MSP/2022/6, annex II.

Welcomes the convening of the second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 27 November to 1 December 2023, which examined the status and implementation of the Treaty and considered the progress towards achieving its objectives, purpose, and the goal of a world free from nuclear weapons, as well as the implementation of the Vienna Action Plan;

Also welcomes the decisions taken at the second Meeting of States Parties,³ including the adoption of the declaration entitled “Our commitment to upholding the prohibition of nuclear weapons and averting their catastrophic consequences”, as well as the ongoing informal intersessional work to implement the Treaty and the Vienna Action Plan;

³See TPNW/MSP/2023/14.

Further welcomes the participation of States signatories, as well as of other States not party to the Treaty, 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 at the second Meeting of States Parties as observers;

Welcomes the ongoing work of the Treaty’s Scientific Advisory Group and its report on the status and developments regarding nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon risks, the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, nuclear disarmament and related issues;⁴

⁴TPNW/MSP/2023/8.

Confirms that the third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 3 to 7 March 2025;

Expresses its gratitude to the Secretary-General for his support provided to date, and requests him to render the necessary assistance and to provide such services, as may be required, for the third Meeting of States Parties and its informal intersessional process;

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 and its norms and underlying rationale 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 eightieth session on the status of signature and ratification, acceptance, approval or accession of the Treaty;

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

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