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Dominican Republic

In a statement marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on 26 September 2023, the Dominican Republic encouraged ‘States that have not yet done so to adhere to the [TPNW], with a view to its universalisation, as it is a complement to the NPT and an important milestone in the search for the total elimination of nuclear weapons’.[1]

TPNW Status

SIGNATURE
7 Jun 2018
DEPOSIT WITH UNSG
22 Sep 2022 (Ratification)
ENTRY INTO FORCE
21 Dec 2022
DECLARATION
Received 22 Nov 2023
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) 3 (100%)
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 1968, Tlatelolco)
Party to the NPT Yes (Ratified 1971)
Ratified the CTBT Yes (Ratified 2007)
Party to the BWC Yes (Ratified 1973)
Party to the CWC Yes (Ratified 2009)
IAEA safeguards and fissile material
Safeguards agreement Yes (11 Oct 1973)
TPNW Art 3(2) deadline N/A
Small Quantities Protocol Yes (Modified)
Additional Protocol Yes
Enrichment facilities/reprocessing plants No
HEU stocks No
Plutonium stocks No

Latest developments

The Dominican Republic participated in the Second Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW (2MSP) in November and December 2023, describing it as ‘a new opportunity to institutionalise and further strengthen this important monitoring mechanism in the face of the challenge posed by the potential use or threat of nuclear weapons’. It welcomed the progress made in implementing the Vienna Action Plan that was adopted in 2022.2

In accordance with Article 2 of the TPNW, the Dominican Republic submitted a declaration to the UN Secretary-General on 22 November 2023 confirming that it does not own, possess or control nuclear weapons, has never done so, and does not host any other State’s nuclear weapons on its territory.3

The Dominican Republic was 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’.4

Recommendations

  • The Dominican Republic should submit its declaration under Article 2 of the TPNW to the UN Secretary-General without further delay.

  • The Dominican Republic should continue to encourage other states to adhere to the TPNW.

  • The Dominican Republic should ensure that all the TPNW obligations are implemented domestically, through legal, administrative, and other necessary measures.

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