Peru
Peru participated in the Second Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW (2MSP) in November and December 2023, where it said: ‘The total elimination of nuclear weapons can be the only guarantee against the use or threat of use of these weapons. … May bad politics and stubborn disagreements not lead us to the destruction of each and every one of us.’[1]
TPNW Status
| 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 (0%) |
| 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 1969, Tlatelolco) |
| Party to the NPT | Yes (Ratified 1970) |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes (Ratified 1997, Annex 2 state) |
| Party to the BWC | Yes (Ratified 1985) |
| Party to the CWC | Yes (Ratified 1995) |
| IAEA safeguards and fissile material | |
|---|---|
| Safeguards agreement | Yes (1 Aug 1979) |
| TPNW Art 3(2) deadline | N/A |
| Small Quantities Protocol | No |
| Additional Protocol | Yes |
| Enrichment facilities/reprocessing plants | No |
| HEU stocks | No |
| Plutonium stocks | No |
Latest developments
In a statement marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on 26 September 2023, Peru said that, as part of its humanitarian commitment, it has promoted adherence to the TPNW ‘and will continue working towards its universalisation’. The failure of successive NPT meetings to achieve results, it said, ‘has reaffirmed and validated the relevance of the [TPNW] as the path to follow’. ‘The TPNW, the first instrument to establish the prohibition of nuclear weapons explicitly and comprehensively throughout the world, constitutes a significant advance in the elimination process,’ it added. ‘It is aimed at achieving a completely denuclearised world, for the benefit of all humanity and future generations. This instrument, which has been well incorporated into the disarmament and non-proliferation regime, complements and reinforces the NPT.’2
Peru 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’.3
Recommendations
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Peru should continue to encourage other states to adhere to the TPNW.
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Peru should ensure that all the TPNW obligations are implemented domestically, through legal, administrative, and other necessary measures.