Eritrea
Eritrea voted in favour of adopting the TPNW at the UN Diplomatic Conference in 2017, but has not yet adhered to the Treaty. Eritrea 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 (33%) |
| 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 | Yes |
| Party to the PTBT | No |
| Member of the CD | No |
| IAEA CSA in force | No (Approved 2020) |
| IAEA AP in force | No (Approved 2020) |
| Party to the CWC | Yes |
| Party to the BWC | No |
Latest developments
Eritrea has consistently voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolutions on the TPNW in 2018, 2019, and 2020, and has indicated that it intends to adhere to the TPNW. It took steps in 2020 towards bringing into force a Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (CSA) and an Additional Protocol (AP) with the IAEA. In First Committee of the 2020 UN General Assembly, Eritrea stated: 'The use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is illegal and immoral. Legally binding negative assurances, the establishment of nuclear-free zones; the universalisation of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, and the recently adopted Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, are critical steps to complete denuclearization. Eritrea supports the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.' See: bit.ly/370buvQ, bit.ly/36LwnvW.
Recommendations
- Eritrea should urgently sign and ratify the TPNW, and encourage other states to adhere to the Treaty.
- Eritrea should bring into force its newly approved CSA and AP with the IAEA. Eritrea should also adhere to the BWC.