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Angola
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has signed the TPNW
Has not yet ratified the TPNW
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SIGNED
27 September 2018 |
RATIFIED
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IN FORCE
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Status
Angola has signed but not yet ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Signature
Manuel Domingos Augusto, the then-minister of external relations of Angola, signed the TPNW in New York on 27 September 2018.
According to the Angolan government, this demonstrated Angola’s “clear commitment to contributing to the eradication of nuclear weapons, as well as to international peace and security”.
Manuel Domingos Augusto, the then-minister of external relations of Angola, signs the TPNW in 2018. Photo: UNOLA
ICAN partners in Angola convene a workshop with stakeholders in 2022 to promote ratification of the TPNW. Photo: Angola 2000
Angolan campaigners meet with representatives of the national assembly in 2023 to discuss ratification of the TPNW. Photo: Angola 2000
National position
Angola described the opening for signature of the TPNW in 2017 as a clear illustration of the commitment of many states “to contribute greatly to the total eradication of nuclear weapons”.
Angola 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”.
Meetings of states parties
Angola observed the second meeting of states parties to the TPNW in 2023.
TPNW negotiations
Angola 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, Angola 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”.
Before the negotiations
Angola was 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
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has signed the TPNW
Has not yet ratified the TPNW
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SIGNED
27 September 2018 |
RATIFIED
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IN FORCE
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Status
Angola has signed but not yet ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Signature
Manuel Domingos Augusto, the then-minister of external relations of Angola, signed the TPNW in New York on 27 September 2018.
According to the Angolan government, this demonstrated Angola’s “clear commitment to contributing to the eradication of nuclear weapons, as well as to international peace and security”.
Manuel Domingos Augusto, the then-minister of external relations of Angola, signs the TPNW in 2018. Photo: UNOLA
ICAN partners in Angola convene a workshop with stakeholders in 2022 to promote ratification of the TPNW. Photo: Angola 2000
Angolan campaigners meet with representatives of the national assembly in 2023 to discuss ratification of the TPNW. Photo: Angola 2000
National position
Angola described the opening for signature of the TPNW in 2017 as a clear illustration of the commitment of many states “to contribute greatly to the total eradication of nuclear weapons”.
Angola 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”.
Meetings of states parties
Angola observed the second meeting of states parties to the TPNW in 2023.
TPNW negotiations
Angola 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, Angola 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”.
Before the negotiations
Angola was 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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