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Bahrain
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has not yet joined the TPNW
Status
Bahrain has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
Bahrain 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”.
In a statement to the United Nations in 2018, Bahrain said that it “confirms the importance of achieving the universality of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, taking into account the rights of all peoples to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes”.
TPNW negotiations
Bahrain 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, Bahrain voted in favour of 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
Bahrain 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.
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Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has not yet joined the TPNW
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Status
Bahrain has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
Bahrain 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”.
In a statement to the United Nations in 2018, Bahrain said that it “confirms the importance of achieving the universality of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, taking into account the rights of all peoples to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes”.
TPNW negotiations
Bahrain 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, Bahrain voted in favour of 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
Bahrain 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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