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Palau

Palau 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 nuclear weapons.

TPNW Status

SIGNATURE
20 Sep 2017
DEPOSIT WITH UNSG
3 May 2018 (Ratification)
ENTRY INTO FORCE
22 Jan 2021
DECLARATION
Received 7 Jan 2021
Key weapons of mass destruction treaties
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Party to the TPNW Yes (Ratified 2018)
Party to the NPT Yes (Acceded 1995)
Ratified the CTBT Yes (Ratified 2007)
Party to an NWFZ No
CSA with the IAEA Yes (In force 2005)
AP with the IAEA Yes (In force 2005)
BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Party to the BWC Yes (Acceded 2003)
Party to the CWC Yes (Acceded 2003)
TPNW Art. 1(1) prohibitions: Compliance in 2024
(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 (2024)
Participated in 2MSP (2023) Yes
Participated in 1MSP (2022) Yes
Average MSP delegation size (% women) 3.5 (83.5%)
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 (Modified)

Latest developments

Palau was one of the co-sponsors for the 2024 UN General Assembly resolution on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (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’.1

Palau participated in the Second Meeting of States Parties (2MSP) to the TPNW in November-December 2023 but did not make a statement.

The Pacific Islands Forum, of which Palau is a member, noted the TPNW’s entry into force in a statement marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on 26 September 2024.2

Recommendations

  • Palau should continue to encourage other states to adhere to the TPNW.

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

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