Egypt
Egypt voted in favour of adopting the TPNW at the UN Diplomatic Conference in 2017, but has not yet adhered to it. Egypt maintains policies and practices that are compliant with all of the prohibitions in Article 1 of the Treaty, and can therefore sign and ratify it without making changes to existing practices or policies.
| TPNW status |
|---|
| Not signed, not ratified, not acceded |
| Compatibility with prohibitions in TPNW Article 1(1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Art 1(1)(a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compatible |
| Test | Compatible | |
| Possess or stockpile | Compatible | |
| Art 1(1)(b) | Transfer | Compatible |
| Art 1(1)(c) | Receive transfer or control | Compatible |
| Art 1(1)(d) | Use | Compatible |
| Threaten to use | Compatible | |
| Art 1(1)(e) | Assist, encourage or induce | Compatible |
| Art 1(1)(f) | Seek or receive assistance | Compatible |
| Art 1(1)(g) | Allow stationing, installation, deployment | Compatible |
| 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 | No (Signed, Pelindaba) |
| Ratified the CTBT | No (Signed, Annex 2 state) |
| Party to the PTBT | Yes |
| Member of the CD | Yes |
| IAEA CSA in force | Yes |
| IAEA AP in force | No |
| Party to the CWC | No |
| Party to the BWC | No (Signatory) |
Latest developments
Egypt has consistently voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolutions on the TPNW in 2018, 2019, and 2020. In First Committee of the 2020 UN General Assembly, Egypt said that '[t]he continued reliance on nuclear deterrence by a handful of states can no longer be morally or politically acceptable norms.' On behalf of the Arab Group in the UN, Egypt also delivered a statement 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, which highlighted the TPNW as an 'unprecedented development' and said that it 'places nuclear weapons in their logical position as weapons whose possession, use, or even threat of use conflict with the most basic principles of international humanitarian law, in addition to being a direct threat to international peace and security.' See: bit.ly/35QpFEm, bit.ly/2UQCmst.
Recommendations
- Egypt should urgently sign and ratify the TPNW, and encourage other states to adhere to the Treaty.
- Egypt should conclude and bring into force an Additional Protocol (AP) with the IAEA. Egypt should also ratify the CTBT and the BWC, and adhere to the CWC.