Comoros
Comoros is a state party to the TPNW from 20 May 2021 and is in compliance with all of the prohibitions in Article 1.
| TPNW status |
|---|
| Signed (20 Sep 2017) and ratified (19 Feb 2021) |
| 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 (No data) |
| Vote on adoption of treaty text | Did not vote |
| 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 |
| Party to the PTBT | No |
| Member of the CD | No |
| IAEA CSA in force | Yes |
| IAEA AP in force | Yes |
| Party to the CWC | Yes |
| Party to the BWC | No |
Latest developments
Comoros ratified the TPNW and the CTBT on the same day, 19 February 2021, demonstrating how the TPNW complements and promotes the CTBT. In a workshop with ICAN in September 2020, parliamentarians and other stakeholders had discussed Comoros' ratification of the TPNW. 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, Comoros highlighted that it was one of the first countries to sign the TPNW, 'which marks an important step towards the common goal of a world without nuclear weapons.' See: bit.ly/33OzyRU, bit.ly/3lXnHYM.
Recommendations
- Comoros should encourage other states to adhere to the TPNW.
- Comoros should ensure that all the TPNW obligations are implemented domestically, through legal, administrative, and other necessary measures.
- Comoros should also adhere to the BWC.