Somalia
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has not yet joined the TPNW
Status
Somalia has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
Somalia has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by voting in favour of an annual UN General Assembly resolution since 2021 that calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to the treaty “at the earliest possible date”.
Somalia has also utilised the UN Human Rights Council’s universal periodic review process to encourage other states to join the TPNW.
TPNW negotiations
Somalia did not formally participate in the negotiation of the TPNW at the United Nations in New York in 2017 and thus did not vote on its adoption.
In 2016, Somalia voted in the first committee of the UN General Assembly in favour of a draft 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
Somalia 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 not yet joined the TPNW
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Status
Somalia has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
Somalia has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by voting in favour of an annual UN General Assembly resolution since 2021 that calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to the treaty “at the earliest possible date”.
Somalia has also utilised the UN Human Rights Council’s universal periodic review process to encourage other states to join the TPNW.
TPNW negotiations
Somalia did not formally participate in the negotiation of the TPNW at the United Nations in New York in 2017 and thus did not vote on its adoption.
In 2016, Somalia voted in the first committee of the UN General Assembly in favour of a draft 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
Somalia 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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Somalia Coalition to Ban Landmines (SOCBAL)
PeaceUP
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Somalia Coalition to Ban Landmines (SOCBAL)
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