Honduras
Honduras is an example to be followed by other States, as it has adhered to all of the seven key treaties in the legal architecture on disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in addition to being party to a nuclear-weapon-free zone (NWFZ) treaty.
TPNW Status
| Key weapons of mass destruction treaties | ||
|---|---|---|
| NUCLEAR WEAPONS | ||
| Party to the TPNW | Yes (Ratified 2020) | |
| Party to the NPT | Yes (Ratified 1973) | |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes (Ratified 2003) | |
| Party to an NWFZ | Yes (Ratified 1968, Tlatelolco) | |
| CSA with the IAEA | Yes (In force 1975) | |
| AP with the IAEA | Yes (In force 2017) | |
| BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS | ||
| Party to the BWC | Yes (Ratified 1979) | |
| Party to the CWC | Yes (Ratified 2005) | |
| TPNW Art. 1(1) prohibitions: Compliance in 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compliant |
| Possess or stockpile | Compliant | |
| Test | 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 (2025) |
| Participated in 3MSP (2025) | Yes |
| Participated in 2MSP (2023) | Yes |
| Participated in 1MSP (2022) | Yes |
| Average MSP delegation size (% women) | 2 (61%) |
| Adoption of TPNW (7 July 2017) | Voted yes |
| Participated in TPNW negotiations (2017) | Yes |
| Negotiation mandate (A/RES/71/258) | Voted yes |
| Fissile material | |
|---|---|
| Nuclear facilities | No |
| Fissile material production | No |
| HEU stocks | No |
| Plutonium stocks | No |
| SQP with the IAEA | Yes (Revised) |
Latest developments
At the Third Meeting of States Parties (3MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in March 2025, Honduras said that ‘the TPNW represents the beginning of a new chapter in the field of disarmament, framed from the perspective of the devastating and unacceptable humanitarian consequences of the use of nuclear weapons’. It emphasized the importance of the Treaty’s goal ‘to universalize the stigma surrounding the use, threat, possession, and even the mere existence of nuclear weapons’.1
At the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Preparatory Committee meeting in April 2025, Honduras said that ‘the TPNW contributes to the implementation of Article VI of the NPT in the pursuit of the objective of the total elimination of nuclear weapons’. That provision of the NPT, it added, is ‘neither optional nor conditional’.2
At a high-level event on 26 September 2025 marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Honduras said: ‘For us, peace is not an abstract concept, but a tangible reality that must be built through diplomatic, multilateral, and sustainable efforts. In this regard, we fully support efforts to promote the [TPNW], which establishes a clear legal framework for the total elimination of these weapons, and we call upon all countries to join this Treaty to ensure that the future of our nations is free from this type of threat.’3
In the First Committee of the UN General Assembly in October 2025, Honduras said that the TPNW, the NPT, and the nuclear-weapon-free zone treaty covering Latin America and the Caribbean contribute to the elimination of nuclear weapons ‘in a transparent, verifiable, and irreversible manner and within clearly established timeframes’.4
Honduras co-sponsored the 2025 UN General Assembly resolution on the TPNW, which welcomed the Treaty’s entry into force and 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’.5
Recommendations
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Honduras should continue to encourage other states to adhere to the TPNW.
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Honduras should ensure that all the TPNW obligations are implemented domestically, through legal, administrative, and other necessary measures.