Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has joined the TPNW
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SIGNED
8 December 2017 |
RATIFIED
31 July 2019 |
IN FORCE
22 January 2021 |
Status
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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
Inga Rhonda King, the permanent representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations, signed the TPNW in New York on 8 December 2017.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines deposited its instrument of ratification with the UN secretary-general on 31 July 2019. It was the 24th state to ratify or accede to the treaty.
Ambassador Inga Rhonda King of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines signs the TPNW in 2017. Photo: UNOLA
Implementation
In accordance with Article 2 of the TPNW, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines submitted a declaration to the UN secretary-general on 1 February 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.
As required by Article 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a comprehensive safeguards agreement in force with the International Atomic Energy Agency to guard against the misuse of nuclear facilities and materials. In 2025, it also brought an additional protocol into force.
Per Article 12, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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”.
In 2019, the prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, encouraged all states that have not yet ratified the TPNW “to do so in our collective pursuit to bring peace to every corner of the globe”.
Meetings of states parties
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines participated in the second meeting of states parties to the TPNW in 2023.
TPNW negotiations
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines 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
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has joined the TPNW
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SIGNED
8 December 2017 |
RATIFIED
31 July 2019 |
IN FORCE
22 January 2021 |
Status
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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
Inga Rhonda King, the permanent representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations, signed the TPNW in New York on 8 December 2017.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines deposited its instrument of ratification with the UN secretary-general on 31 July 2019. It was the 24th state to ratify or accede to the treaty.
Ambassador Inga Rhonda King of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines signs the TPNW in 2017. Photo: UNOLA
Implementation
In accordance with Article 2 of the TPNW, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines submitted a declaration to the UN secretary-general on 1 February 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.
As required by Article 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a comprehensive safeguards agreement in force with the International Atomic Energy Agency to guard against the misuse of nuclear facilities and materials. In 2025, it also brought an additional protocol into force.
Per Article 12, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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”.
In 2019, the prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, encouraged all states that have not yet ratified the TPNW “to do so in our collective pursuit to bring peace to every corner of the globe”.
Meetings of states parties
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines participated in the second meeting of states parties to the TPNW in 2023.
TPNW negotiations
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines 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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