Signatories
Timor-Leste
State with nuclear-free security policy
Timor-Leste has signed the TPNW and is in compliance with all of the prohibitions in Article 1, but has not yet ratified the Treaty.
| TPNW status |
|---|
| Signed (26 Sep 2018), not ratified |
| Compliance with prohibitions in TPNW Article 1(1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Art 1(1)(a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compliant |
| Test | Compliant | |
| Possess or stockpile | Compliant | |
| Art 1(1)(b) | Transfer | Compliant |
| Art 1(1)(c) | Receive transfer or control | Compliant |
| Art 1(1)(d) | Use | Compliant |
| Threaten to use | Compliant | |
| Art 1(1)(e) | Assist, encourage or induce | Compliant |
| Art 1(1)(f) | Seek or receive assistance | Compliant |
| Art 1(1)(g) | Allow stationing, installation, deployment | Compliant |
| TPNW voting and participation | |
|---|---|
| Vote on negotiation mandate (A/RES/71/258) | Voted yes |
| Participated in treaty negotiations (% women) | Yes (100%) |
| 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 |
| Ratified the CTBT | No (Signed) |
| Party to the PTBT | No |
| Member of the CD | No |
| IAEA CSA in force | No (Signed 2009) |
| IAEA AP in force | No (Signed 2009) |
| Party to the CWC | Yes |
| Party to the BWC | Yes |
Latest developments
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, the Foreign Minister, Adaljíza Magno, said that 'in keeping with its wish to promote peaceful, just, and inclusive societies, it supported the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and signed it,' and that it is 'currently in the process to conclude the internal procedures for the ratification of the Treaty'. See: bit.ly/39aZnis, bit.ly/34ddEb6.
Recommendations
- Timor-Leste should urgently ratify the TPNW, and encourage other states to adhere to the Treaty.
- Timor-Leste should bring into force its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (CSA) and Additional Protocol (AP) with the IAEA. Timor Leste should also ratify the CTBT.
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