Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Parties   Signatories
Type	Arms control, nuclear disarmament
Signed	20 September 2017[1]
Location	New York, U.S.
Sealed	7 July 2017
Effective	22 January 2021[2]
Condition	90 days after the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession has been deposited
Signatories	93[1]
Parties	70[1] (complete list)
Depositary	United Nations Secretary-General
Languages	Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
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The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), or the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty, is the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons with the ultimate goal being their total elimination. It was adopted on 7 July 2017, opened for signature on 20 September 2017, and entered into force on 22 January 2021.^[3][4][5][6]

For those nations that are party to it, the treaty prohibits the development, testing, production, stockpiling, stationing, transfer, use and threat of use of nuclear weapons, as well as assistance and encouragement to the prohibited activities. For nuclear-armed states joining the treaty, it provides for a time-bound framework for negotiations leading to the verified and irreversible elimination of its nuclear weapons programme.

A mandate adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 23 December 2016 scheduled two sessions for negotiations: 27 to 31 March and 15 June to 7 July 2017.^[7] The treaty passed on schedule on 7 July with 122 in favour, 1 against (Netherlands), and 1 official abstention (Singapore). Sixty-nine nations did not vote, among them all of the nuclear weapon states and all NATO members except the Netherlands.^[8]