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Chile
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has joined the TPNW
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SIGNED
20 September 2017 |
RATIFIED
23 September 2021 |
IN FORCE
22 December 2021 |
Status
Chile has signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), and has been legally bound by it since 22 December 2021.
Signature and ratification
Michelle Bachelet, the then-president of Chile, signed the TPNW at a high-level ceremony in New York when it opened for signature on 20 September 2017.
The then-minister of foreign affairs of Chile, Andrés Allamand, deposited the country’s instrument of ratification with the UN secretary-general on 23 September 2021. Chile was the 56th state to ratify or accede to the TPNW.
The chamber of deputies of the national congress of Chile approved ratification of the TPNW on 24 June 2021 and the senate approved it on 24 August 2021.
Chile said that by ratifying the TPNW it “wishes to support the multilateral system and order in the fight against the possession of this type of weapon”.
Michelle Bachelet, the then-president of Chile, signs the TPNW in 2017. Photo: ICAN
National position
Chile said in 2018 that the TPNW “opens a promising path in the common goal of a planet free of nuclear weapons, strengthening and complementing the current legal architecture on this field”.
In particular, it considers the TPNW to be “an instrument that complements and strengthens the implementation and credibility of the [Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968]”.
In 2021, Chile described TPNW’s entry into force as “one of the most important milestones on our path towards global and complete disarmament”.
Chile’s minister of foreign affairs, Antonia Urrejola, said in 2022 that the TPNW “contributes to strengthening international law” and “meets the concerns of the international community with regard to the devastating humanitarian consequences of the use of nuclear weapons”.
Implementation
In accordance with Article 2 of the TPNW, Chile submitted a declaration to the UN secretary-general on 23 September 2021 confirming that it does not own, possess, or control nuclear weapons, has never done so, and does not host any other state’s nuclear weapons on its territory.
Per Article 12, Chile 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”.
Chile has also promoted adherence to the TPNW in its national statements.
Meetings of states parties
Chile participated in the first meeting of states parties to the TPNW, held in Vienna in June 2022, which it described as “very successful”. “This is, without a doubt, a historic event to advance our inalienable goal, which is to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons,” it said.
At the meeting, the states parties appointed Chile as gender focal point to support the implementation of the gender provisions of the TPNW and report on progress made to the second meeting of states parties.
TPNW negotiations
Chile 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. It served as a vice-president of the bureau.
In its opening statement to the negotiating conference, Chile said that the treaty-making process had come about as a result of the determined efforts of civil society and “a coalition of peace-loving states that do not want to remain indifferent to the humanitarian consequences of a possible use of nuclear weapons”.
In its closing statement, it recalled that the very first resolution of the UN General Assembly, adopted in January 1946, had sought the total elimination of nuclear weapons, and added: “We have today lived an historic moment.”
In 2016, Chile 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
Chile 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 joined the TPNW
[HIGHLIGHTS]
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SIGNED
20 September 2017 |
RATIFIED
23 September 2021 |
IN FORCE
22 December 2021 |
Status
Chile has signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), and has been legally bound by it since 22 December 2021.
Signature and ratification
Michelle Bachelet, the then-president of Chile, signed the TPNW at a high-level ceremony in New York when it opened for signature on 20 September 2017.
The then-minister of foreign affairs of Chile, Andrés Allamand, deposited the country’s instrument of ratification with the UN secretary-general on 23 September 2021. Chile was the 56th state to ratify or accede to the TPNW.
The chamber of deputies of the national congress of Chile approved ratification of the TPNW on 24 June 2021 and the senate approved it on 24 August 2021.
Chile said that by ratifying the TPNW it “wishes to support the multilateral system and order in the fight against the possession of this type of weapon”.
Michelle Bachelet, the then-president of Chile, signs the TPNW in 2017. Photo: ICAN
National position
Chile said in 2018 that the TPNW “opens a promising path in the common goal of a planet free of nuclear weapons, strengthening and complementing the current legal architecture on this field”.
In particular, it considers the TPNW to be “an instrument that complements and strengthens the implementation and credibility of the [Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968]”.
In 2021, Chile described TPNW’s entry into force as “one of the most important milestones on our path towards global and complete disarmament”.
Chile’s minister of foreign affairs, Antonia Urrejola, said in 2022 that the TPNW “contributes to strengthening international law” and “meets the concerns of the international community with regard to the devastating humanitarian consequences of the use of nuclear weapons”.
Implementation
In accordance with Article 2 of the TPNW, Chile submitted a declaration to the UN secretary-general on 23 September 2021 confirming that it does not own, possess, or control nuclear weapons, has never done so, and does not host any other state’s nuclear weapons on its territory.
Per Article 12, Chile 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”.
Chile has also promoted adherence to the TPNW in its national statements.
Meetings of states parties
Chile participated in the first meeting of states parties to the TPNW, held in Vienna in June 2022, which it described as “very successful”. “This is, without a doubt, a historic event to advance our inalienable goal, which is to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons,” it said.
At the meeting, the states parties appointed Chile as gender focal point to support the implementation of the gender provisions of the TPNW and report on progress made to the second meeting of states parties.
TPNW negotiations
Chile 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. It served as a vice-president of the bureau.
In its opening statement to the negotiating conference, Chile said that the treaty-making process had come about as a result of the determined efforts of civil society and “a coalition of peace-loving states that do not want to remain indifferent to the humanitarian consequences of a possible use of nuclear weapons”.
In its closing statement, it recalled that the very first resolution of the UN General Assembly, adopted in January 1946, had sought the total elimination of nuclear weapons, and added: “We have today lived an historic moment.”
In 2016, Chile 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
Chile 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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