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Libya
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has signed the TPNW
Has not yet ratified the TPNW
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SIGNED
20 September 2017 |
RATIFIED
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IN FORCE
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Status
Libya has signed but not yet ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Signature
Mohamed Taha Siala, the then-minister of foreign affairs of Libya, signed the TPNW at a high-level ceremony in New York when it opened for signature on 20 September 2017.
In a statement following the signing, Libya said that “the international community has moved in the right direction by agreeing on a legally binding treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons”.
Mohamed Taha Siala, the then-minister of foreign affairs of Libya, signs the TPNW in 2017. Photo: ICAN
Universalisation
Libya has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by co-sponsoring and consistently voting in favour of an annual UN General Assembly resolution since 2018 that calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to the treaty “at the earliest possible date”.
In 2022, Libya called on nuclear-armed states “to show their good faith and solidarity with all efforts to rid the world of these lethal weapons and to accede to [the TPNW] without delay in order to achieve its universality”.
Meetings of states parties
Libya attended as an observer the first meeting of states parties to the TPNW, held in Vienna in June 2022. It called on all states “to abandon the use of weapons of mass destruction and to end the arms race, in order to uphold international peace and security”.
TPNW negotiations
Libya participated in the negotiation of the TPNW at the United Nations in New York in 2017 but was absent for the vote on its adoption.
In its opening statement to the negotiating conference, Libya said that the successful conclusion of a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons would have a “profound impact on our efforts to promote nuclear disarmament”.
Reflecting on the treaty-making process, Libya said in 2022 that it participated in the negotiations due to its concern about the ongoing nuclear arms race and its “uncontrollable risks”.
Before the negotiations
In 2016, Libya co-sponsored the UN General Assembly resolution that established the formal mandate for states to commence negotiations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”.
Libya was also among 127 states that endorsed a “humanitarian pledge” in 2015–16 to cooperate “in efforts to stigmatise, prohibit, and eliminate nuclear weapons”. The pledge was instrumental in building momentum and support for convening the TPNW negotiations.
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Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has signed the TPNW
Has not yet ratified the TPNW
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SIGNED
20 September 2017 |
RATIFIED
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IN FORCE
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Status
Libya has signed but not yet ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Signature
Mohamed Taha Siala, the then-minister of foreign affairs of Libya, signed the TPNW at a high-level ceremony in New York when it opened for signature on 20 September 2017.
In a statement following the signing, Libya said that “the international community has moved in the right direction by agreeing on a legally binding treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons”.
Mohamed Taha Siala, the then-minister of foreign affairs of Libya, signs the TPNW in 2017. Photo: ICAN
Universalisation
Libya has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by co-sponsoring and consistently voting in favour of an annual UN General Assembly resolution since 2018 that calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to the treaty “at the earliest possible date”.
In 2022, Libya called on nuclear-armed states “to show their good faith and solidarity with all efforts to rid the world of these lethal weapons and to accede to [the TPNW] without delay in order to achieve its universality”.
Meetings of states parties
Libya attended as an observer the first meeting of states parties to the TPNW, held in Vienna in June 2022. It called on all states “to abandon the use of weapons of mass destruction and to end the arms race, in order to uphold international peace and security”.
TPNW negotiations
Libya participated in the negotiation of the TPNW at the United Nations in New York in 2017 but was absent for the vote on its adoption.
In its opening statement to the negotiating conference, Libya said that the successful conclusion of a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons would have a “profound impact on our efforts to promote nuclear disarmament”.
Reflecting on the treaty-making process, Libya said in 2022 that it participated in the negotiations due to its concern about the ongoing nuclear arms race and its “uncontrollable risks”.
Before the negotiations
In 2016, Libya co-sponsored the UN General Assembly resolution that established the formal mandate for states to commence negotiations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”.
Libya was also among 127 states that endorsed a “humanitarian pledge” in 2015–16 to cooperate “in efforts to stigmatise, prohibit, and eliminate nuclear weapons”. The pledge was instrumental in building momentum and support for convening the TPNW negotiations.
Further information
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