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Saint Lucia
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has joined the TPNW
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SIGNED
27 September 2018 |
RATIFIED
23 January 2019 |
IN FORCE
22 January 2021 |
Status
Saint Lucia has signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). It was among the original 50 states parties to the treaty when it entered into force on 22 January 2021.
Signature and ratification
Allen Chastanet, the prime minister of Saint Lucia, signed the TPNW in New York on 27 September 2018. The country’s instrument of ratification was deposited with the UN secretary-general on 23 January 2019.
Saint Lucia was the 20th state to ratify or accede to the TPNW.
Allen Chastanet, the prime minister of Saint Lucia, signs the TPNW in 2018. Photo: UNOLA
Implementation
In accordance with Article 2 of the TPNW, Saint Lucia submitted a declaration to the UN secretary-general on 19 January 2021 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, Saint Lucia 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”.
Meetings of states parties
Saint Lucia participated in the first meeting of states parties to the TPNW, held in Vienna in June 2022.
TPNW negotiations
Saint Lucia 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, Saint Lucia 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
Saint Lucia 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.
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has joined the TPNW
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SIGNED
27 September 2018 |
RATIFIED
23 January 2019 |
IN FORCE
22 January 2021 |
Status
Saint Lucia has signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). It was among the original 50 states parties to the treaty when it entered into force on 22 January 2021.
Signature and ratification
Allen Chastanet, the prime minister of Saint Lucia, signed the TPNW in New York on 27 September 2018. The country’s instrument of ratification was deposited with the UN secretary-general on 23 January 2019.
Saint Lucia was the 20th state to ratify or accede to the TPNW.
Allen Chastanet, the prime minister of Saint Lucia, signs the TPNW in 2018. Photo: UNOLA
Implementation
In accordance with Article 2 of the TPNW, Saint Lucia submitted a declaration to the UN secretary-general on 19 January 2021 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, Saint Lucia 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”.
Meetings of states parties
Saint Lucia participated in the first meeting of states parties to the TPNW, held in Vienna in June 2022.
TPNW negotiations
Saint Lucia 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, Saint Lucia 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
Saint Lucia 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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