What activities does the treaty prohibit? Is the treaty legally binding? How many nations must join before it enters into force? Can a nation that possesses nuclear weapons join the treaty? Can a nation that “hosts” nuclear weapons join the treaty? Is it possible to remain in a military alliance with a nuclear-armed nation? Will the treaty help victims of the use and testing of nuclear weapons? Will the treaty address environments contaminated by nuclear weapons? Will nations meet regularly to discuss implementation of the treaty? Can the treaty ever be amended? What happens if a dispute arises? Can a nation assert that certain parts of the treaty do not apply to it? Does the treaty establish a secretariat? Can any nation join the treaty? Will the treaty exist indefinitely? Can a nation withdraw from the treaty? When and where was the treaty negotiated? When was the treaty adopted? Is the treaty available in languages other than English? Which nations supported the adoption of the treaty? Which nations participated in the negotiations?

Which nations supported the adoption of the treaty?

Answer

One hundred and twenty-two (122) nations – almost two-thirds of the total UN membership – voted in favour of adoption of the treaty on 7 July 2017. Only the Netherlands voted against and only Singapore abstained from voting. Other nations did not participate. The supportive nations were:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, DRC (Congo), Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.