Signatories
Algeria
State with nuclear-free security policy
Algeria has signed the TPNW and is in compliance with all of the prohibitions in Article 1, but has not yet ratified the Treaty.
| TPNW status |
|---|
| Signed (20 Sept 2017), not ratified |
| Compliance with prohibitions in TPNW Article 1(1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Art 1(1)(a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compliant |
| Test | Compliant | |
| Possess or stockpile | Compliant | |
| Art 1(1)(b) | Transfer | Compliant |
| Art 1(1)(c) | Receive transfer or control | Compliant |
| Art 1(1)(d) | Use | Compliant |
| Threaten to use | Compliant | |
| Art 1(1)(e) | Assist, encourage or induce | Compliant |
| Art 1(1)(f) | Seek or receive assistance | Compliant |
| Art 1(1)(g) | Allow stationing, installation, deployment | Compliant |
| TPNW voting and participation | |
|---|---|
| Vote on negotiation mandate (A/RES/71/258) | Voted yes |
| Participated in treaty negotiations (% women) | Yes (0%) |
| Vote on adoption of treaty text | Voted yes |
| Last vote on UNGA resolution | Voted yes |
| Fissile material | |
|---|---|
| Fissile material production facilities | No |
| Highly enriched uranium stocks | No |
| Plutonium stocks (military/civilian) | No/No |
| Related treaties and regimes | |
|---|---|
| Party to the NPT | Yes |
| Party to a NWFZ | Yes (Pelindaba) |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes (Annex 2 state) |
| Party to the PTBT | No (Signatory) |
| Member of the CD | Yes |
| IAEA CSA in force | Yes |
| IAEA AP in force | No (Signed 2018) |
| Party to the CWC | Yes |
| Party to the BWC | Yes |
Latest developments
At the 2020 UN General Assembly's High-Level Plenary Meeting to Commemorate and Promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Algeria's Foreign Minister, Sabri Boukadom, said that 'delegitimising nuclear weapons is a necessary step to forestall the world from their danger.' He reiterated that Algeria intends to ratify the TPNW in the very near future. See: bit.ly/3lNxyjy.
Recommendations
- Algeria should urgently ratify the TPNW, and continue to encourage other states to adhere to the Treaty.
- Algeria should bring into force its Additional Protocol (AP) with the IAEA.
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