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Haiti
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has signed the TPNW
Has not yet ratified the TPNW
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SIGNED
22 September 2022 |
RATIFIED
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IN FORCE
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Status
Haiti has signed but not yet ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Signature
Jean Victor Geneus, the minister for foreign affairs and worship of Haiti, signed the TPNW at a high-level ceremony in New York on 22 September 2022.
In 2021, Haiti said that its government had “committed to complete its membership of the TPNW” promptly.
Jean Victor Geneus, the minister of foreign affairs of Haiti, signs the TPNW in 2022. Photo: Darren Ornitz
National position
In 2023, Haiti reaffirmed its support for the TPNW, describing it as “an essential complement” to the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968.
It also congratulated those states that had recently joined it. “Their actions aim to contribute to strengthening the disarmament regime, prevent nuclear proliferation, and promote international peace and security,” it said.
In 2021, Haiti welcomed the TPNW’s entry in force.
Universalisation
Haiti has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by voting in favour of an annual UN General Assembly resolution in 2021 that calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to the treaty “at the earliest possible date”.
Meetings of states parties
Haiti observed the second meeting of states parties to the TPNW in 2023, describing it as an “opportunity to institutionalise and strengthen the TPNW”.
“This treaty is considered an important step towards the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons and a strong demonstration of support for multilateral approaches to disarmament,” it said.
TPNW negotiations
Haiti 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.
Haiti later recalled that the states of Latin America and the Caribbean, motivated by humanitarian concerns, had negotiated the treaty “in a constructive and responsible spirit, with a view to filling a legal void in the field of disarmament”.
In 2016, Haiti was absent for the vote on 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
Haiti 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 signed the TPNW
Has not yet ratified the TPNW
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SIGNED
22 September 2022 |
RATIFIED
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IN FORCE
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Status
Haiti has signed but not yet ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Signature
Jean Victor Geneus, the minister for foreign affairs and worship of Haiti, signed the TPNW at a high-level ceremony in New York on 22 September 2022.
In 2021, Haiti said that its government had “committed to complete its membership of the TPNW” promptly.
Jean Victor Geneus, the minister of foreign affairs of Haiti, signs the TPNW in 2022. Photo: Darren Ornitz
National position
In 2023, Haiti reaffirmed its support for the TPNW, describing it as “an essential complement” to the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968.
It also congratulated those states that had recently joined it. “Their actions aim to contribute to strengthening the disarmament regime, prevent nuclear proliferation, and promote international peace and security,” it said.
In 2021, Haiti welcomed the TPNW’s entry in force.
Universalisation
Haiti has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by voting in favour of an annual UN General Assembly resolution in 2021 that calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to the treaty “at the earliest possible date”.
Meetings of states parties
Haiti observed the second meeting of states parties to the TPNW in 2023, describing it as an “opportunity to institutionalise and strengthen the TPNW”.
“This treaty is considered an important step towards the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons and a strong demonstration of support for multilateral approaches to disarmament,” it said.
TPNW negotiations
Haiti 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.
Haiti later recalled that the states of Latin America and the Caribbean, motivated by humanitarian concerns, had negotiated the treaty “in a constructive and responsible spirit, with a view to filling a legal void in the field of disarmament”.
In 2016, Haiti was absent for the vote on 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
Haiti 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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