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Niger
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has signed the TPNW
Has not yet ratified the TPNW
Signed: 9 December 2020
Summary
Niger has signed but not yet ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Signature
Abdou Abarry, the permanent representative of Niger to the United Nations, signed the treaty in New York on 9 December 2020.
Universalisation
Niger has promoted universal adherence to the treaty, 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”.
Treaty negotiations
Niger did not formally participate in the negotiation of the treaty at the United Nations in New York in 2017 and thus did not vote on its adoption.
In 2016, Niger 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
Niger 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 negotiations.
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has signed the TPNW
Has not yet ratified the TPNW
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Signed: 9 December 2020
Summary
Niger has signed but not yet ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Signature
Abdou Abarry, the permanent representative of Niger to the United Nations, signed the treaty in New York on 9 December 2020.
Universalisation
Niger has promoted universal adherence to the treaty, 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”.
Treaty negotiations
Niger did not formally participate in the negotiation of the treaty at the United Nations in New York in 2017 and thus did not vote on its adoption.
In 2016, Niger 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
Niger 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 negotiations.
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