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Lebanon
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has not yet joined the TPNW
Status
Lebanon has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
Lebanon 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 2022, the permanent mission of Lebanon to the United Nations said that “the matter of accession [to the TPNW] is being discussed among ministries concerned in the capital”.
Lebanon has described the TPNW’s entry into force in 2021 as “a sign of hope in otherwise dark times” and an example of members of the UN General Assembly showing “commitment and courage in leading the way toward achieving the goal of total elimination of nuclear weapons”.
TPNW negotiations
Lebanon 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, which it hailed as “an important step”.
Before the negotiations
In 2016, Lebanon 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”.
Lebanon was also 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
Lebanon has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
Lebanon 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 2022, the permanent mission of Lebanon to the United Nations said that “the matter of accession [to the TPNW] is being discussed among ministries concerned in the capital”.
Lebanon has described the TPNW’s entry into force in 2021 as “a sign of hope in otherwise dark times” and an example of members of the UN General Assembly showing “commitment and courage in leading the way toward achieving the goal of total elimination of nuclear weapons”.
TPNW negotiations
Lebanon 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, which it hailed as “an important step”.
Before the negotiations
In 2016, Lebanon 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”.
Lebanon was also 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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