Papua New Guinea
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has not yet joined the TPNW
Status
Papua New Guinea has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
Papua New Guinea 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”.
TPNW negotiations
Papua New Guinea 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 its opening statement to the negotiating conference, Papua New Guinea said that the treaty is “inspired by our collective moral and ethical obligations” and that “this conference must pave the way for a new world order”.
Papua New Guinea submitted a working paper to the conference with detailed suggestions for preambular paragraphs and operative provisions of the treaty.
In 2016, Papua New Guinea 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
Papua New Guinea 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.
Further information
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has not yet joined the TPNW
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Status
Papua New Guinea has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
Papua New Guinea 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”.
TPNW negotiations
Papua New Guinea 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 its opening statement to the negotiating conference, Papua New Guinea said that the treaty is “inspired by our collective moral and ethical obligations” and that “this conference must pave the way for a new world order”.
Papua New Guinea submitted a working paper to the conference with detailed suggestions for preambular paragraphs and operative provisions of the treaty.
In 2016, Papua New Guinea 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
Papua New Guinea 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.
Further information
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