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Tunisia
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has not yet joined the TPNW
Status
Tunisia has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
Tunisia 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”.
In 2021, Tunisia welcomed the TPNW’s entry into force, noting that it strengthens the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968.
TPNW negotiations
Tunisia 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, Tunisia voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution that established the mandate for states to commence negotiations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”.
Before the negotiations
Tunisia 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
Tunisia has not yet signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
National position
Tunisia 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”.
In 2021, Tunisia welcomed the TPNW’s entry into force, noting that it strengthens the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968.
TPNW negotiations
Tunisia 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, Tunisia voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution that established the mandate for states to commence negotiations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”.
Before the negotiations
Tunisia 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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Tunisian-Euro-Mediterranean Association of Youth
Youth Without Borders
Modele of the African Union
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Tunisian-Euro-Mediterranean Association of Youth
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Youth Without Borders
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Modele of the African Union