Solomon Islands

Nuclear-weapon-free state

Has not yet joined the TPNW

Summary

The Solomon Islands has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

 

National position

The Solomon Islands has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by 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”.

 

TPNW negotiations

The Solomon Islands participated in the negotiation of the TPNW at the United Nations in New York in 2017 and was among 122 states that voted in favour of its adoption.

In 2016, the Solomon Islands voted in the first committee of the UN General Assembly in favour of a draft resolution that ultimately established the formal mandate for states to commence negotiations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”.

 

Before the negotiations

Prior to the adoption of the TPNW in 2017, nuclear weapons were the only weapons of mass destruction not subject to a comprehensive, globally applicable treaty prohibition. The Solomon Islands supported calls in the UN General Assembly fill this “legal gap”.

Nuclear-weapon-free state

Has not yet joined the TPNW

[HIGHLIGHTS]

Summary

The Solomon Islands has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

 

National position

The Solomon Islands has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by 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”.

 

TPNW negotiations

The Solomon Islands participated in the negotiation of the TPNW at the United Nations in New York in 2017 and was among 122 states that voted in favour of its adoption.

In 2016, the Solomon Islands voted in the first committee of the UN General Assembly in favour of a draft resolution that ultimately established the formal mandate for states to commence negotiations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”.

 

Before the negotiations

Prior to the adoption of the TPNW in 2017, nuclear weapons were the only weapons of mass destruction not subject to a comprehensive, globally applicable treaty prohibition. The Solomon Islands supported calls in the UN General Assembly fill this “legal gap”.

[PARTNERS]

Malaita Provincial Youth Council (MPYC)

[LOCALSUPPORT]

No events yet

Find a partner in Solomon Islands to get active Become an ICAN Partner Organization ›

  • Malaita Provincial Youth Council (MPYC)