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Côte d’Ivoire
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has joined the TPNW
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SIGNED
20 September 2017 |
RATIFIED
23 March 2022 |
IN FORCE
21 June 2022 |
Status
Côte d’Ivoire has signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), and has been legally bound by it since 21 June 2022, the opening day of the first meeting of states parties to the TPNW in Vienna.
Signature and ratification
Marcel Amon-Tanoh, the then-minister of foreign affairs of Côte d’Ivoire, signed the TPNW at a high-level ceremony in New York when it opened for signature on 20 September 2017.
The council of ministers adopted a draft law in December 2020 authorising the president to ratify the TPNW, and the national assembly gave its approval on 14 September 2021, with the senate consenting on 20 December 2021.
Côte d’Ivoire deposited its instrument of ratification with the UN secretary-general on 23 March 2022, becoming the 60th state to ratify or accede to the TPNW.
Marcel Amon-Tanoh, the then-minister of foreign affairs of Côte d’Ivoire, signs the TPNW in 2017. Photo: ICAN
Implementation
In accordance with Article 2 of the TPNW, Côte d’Ivoire submitted a declaration to the UN secretary-general on 20 June 2022 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, Côte d’Ivoire 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, the minister of foreign affairs of Côte d’Ivoire, Kandia Camara, said that “the most immediate and sure way towards a tangible and irreversible elimination of nuclear weapons remains, without question, the [TPNW] and its universalisation”.
“My delegation would therefore like to launch a strong appeal to all states which have not yet done so to accede to this treaty without delay, in particular the states possessing nuclear weapons,” she added.
Côte d’Ivoire said in 2022 that it “is honoured to actively contribute to the promotion of [the TPNW’s] universalisation and its implementation”.
Côte d’Ivoire addresses a regional seminar on the universalisation of the TPNW in Pretoria, South Africa, in 2023. Photo: ICAN
Meetings of states parties
Côte d’Ivoire participated in the first meeting of states parties to the TPNW, held in Vienna in June 2022. It described the entry into force of the treaty in 2021 as a “source of hope for our populations and states that aspire to a world without nuclear weapons”.
It welcomed “the adoption of an ambitious action plan for the total elimination of nuclear weapons” and described the success as the meeting of states parties as “one of the rare reasons for satisfaction, in terms of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, recorded [in 2022]”.
TPNW negotiations
Côte d’Ivoire 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, Côte d’Ivoire 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
Côte d’Ivoire 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 joined the TPNW
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SIGNED
20 September 2017 |
RATIFIED
23 March 2022 |
IN FORCE
21 June 2022 |
Status
Côte d’Ivoire has signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), and has been legally bound by it since 21 June 2022, the opening day of the first meeting of states parties to the TPNW in Vienna.
Signature and ratification
Marcel Amon-Tanoh, the then-minister of foreign affairs of Côte d’Ivoire, signed the TPNW at a high-level ceremony in New York when it opened for signature on 20 September 2017.
The council of ministers adopted a draft law in December 2020 authorising the president to ratify the TPNW, and the national assembly gave its approval on 14 September 2021, with the senate consenting on 20 December 2021.
Côte d’Ivoire deposited its instrument of ratification with the UN secretary-general on 23 March 2022, becoming the 60th state to ratify or accede to the TPNW.
Marcel Amon-Tanoh, the then-minister of foreign affairs of Côte d’Ivoire, signs the TPNW in 2017. Photo: ICAN
Implementation
In accordance with Article 2 of the TPNW, Côte d’Ivoire submitted a declaration to the UN secretary-general on 20 June 2022 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, Côte d’Ivoire 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, the minister of foreign affairs of Côte d’Ivoire, Kandia Camara, said that “the most immediate and sure way towards a tangible and irreversible elimination of nuclear weapons remains, without question, the [TPNW] and its universalisation”.
“My delegation would therefore like to launch a strong appeal to all states which have not yet done so to accede to this treaty without delay, in particular the states possessing nuclear weapons,” she added.
Côte d’Ivoire said in 2022 that it “is honoured to actively contribute to the promotion of [the TPNW’s] universalisation and its implementation”.
Côte d’Ivoire addresses a regional seminar on the universalisation of the TPNW in Pretoria, South Africa, in 2023. Photo: ICAN
Meetings of states parties
Côte d’Ivoire participated in the first meeting of states parties to the TPNW, held in Vienna in June 2022. It described the entry into force of the treaty in 2021 as a “source of hope for our populations and states that aspire to a world without nuclear weapons”.
It welcomed “the adoption of an ambitious action plan for the total elimination of nuclear weapons” and described the success as the meeting of states parties as “one of the rare reasons for satisfaction, in terms of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, recorded [in 2022]”.
TPNW negotiations
Côte d’Ivoire 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, Côte d’Ivoire 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
Côte d’Ivoire 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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