Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde participated in the Second Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW (2MSP) in November and December 2023, noting that ‘current conflicts present a high risk of the use of nuclear weapons, which constitutes a serious threat to international peace and security’.
TPNW Status
| TPNW Article 1(1) prohibitions: Compliance in 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compliant |
| Test | Compliant | |
| Possess or stockpile | Compliant | |
| (b) | Transfer | Compliant |
| (c) | Receive transfer or control | Compliant |
| (d) | Use | Compliant |
| Threaten to use | Compliant | |
| (e) | Assist, encourage or induce | Compliant |
| (f) | Seek or receive assistance | Compliant |
| (g) | Allow stationing, installation, deployment | Compliant |
| TPNW voting and participation | |
|---|---|
| UNGA resolution on TPNW (latest vote) | Voted yes (2023) |
| Participated in 2MSP (2023) | Yes |
| 2MSP delegation size (% women) | 2 (50%) |
| Adoption of TPNW (7 July 2017) | Voted yes |
| Participated in TPNW negotiations (2017) | Yes |
| Negotiation mandate (A/RES/71/258) | Voted yes |
| Other weapons of mass destruction (WMD) treaties | |
|---|---|
| Party to an NWFZ | Yes (Ratified 2020, Pelindaba) |
| Party to the NPT | Yes (Acceded 1979) |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes (Ratified 2006) |
| Party to the BWC | Yes (Acceded 1977) |
| Party to the CWC | Yes (Ratified 2003) |
| IAEA safeguards and fissile material | |
|---|---|
| Safeguards agreement | Yes (7 Sep 2022) |
| TPNW Art 3(2) deadline | 18 Mar 2024 (Met 7 Sep 2022) |
| Small Quantities Protocol | Yes (Modified) |
| Additional Protocol | Yes |
| Enrichment facilities/reprocessing plants | No |
| HEU stocks | No |
| Plutonium stocks | No |
Latest developments
At the meeting, Burundi applauded the newest States parties to the Treaty and celebrated the fact that ‘the TPNW family is growing’, while urging ‘everyone to enter into bilateral diplomatic dialogue’ to promote universalisation of the Treaty. It also welcomed the progress achieved by States parties in implementing Articles 6 and 7 of the Treaty on victim assistance, environmental remediation and international cooperation.1
Consistent with its Article 12 obligation to promote universal adherence to the TPNW, Cabo Verde secured a positive reference to the TPNW in a ministerial declaration adopted by the 24 States that comprise the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone in April 2023. The declaration encouraged States that are not yet parties to the TPNW to ratify or accede to it.2
Cabo Verde was also one of the co-sponsors for the 2023 UN General Assembly resolution on the TPNW, which called upon ‘all States that have not yet done so to sign, ratify, accept, approve or accede to the Treaty at the earliest possible date’.3 In January 2023, it participated in an African regional seminar on universalisation of the TPNW in Pretoria, hosted by the South African foreign ministry.4
Recommendations
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Cabo Verde should continue to encourage other states to adhere to the TPNW.
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Cabo Verde should ensure that all the TPNW obligations are implemented domestically, through legal, administrative, and other necessary measures.