Disarmament in Review
Article 2 of the TPNW
Under article 2 of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), States Parties are required to submit declarations containing information on the past or present status of nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices on their territories or under their control. The full text of Article 2 reads as follows:
Declarations
- Each State Party shall submit to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, not later than 30 days after this Treaty enters into force for that State Party, a declaration in which it shall:
- Declare whether it owned, possessed or controlled nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices and eliminated its nuclear-weapon programme, including the elimination or irreversible conversion of all nuclear-weapons-related facilities, prior to the entry into force of this Treaty for that State Party;
- Notwithstanding Article 1 (a), declare whether it owns, possesses or controls any nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices;
- Notwithstanding Article 1 (g), declare whether there are any nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices in its territory or in any place under its jurisdiction or control that are owned, possessed or controlled by another State.
- The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit all such declarations received to the States Parties.
Model declaration
While the Treaty prescribes no standard form or format for these declarations, ratifying or acceding states may wish to note that a model declaration has been prepared by the International Committee of the Red Cross and is available in English, French and Spanish.
Role of the Office for Disarmament Affairs
On behalf of the Secretary-General, the Office for Disarmament Affairs receives the declarations and transmits them to the States Parties. To that end, it has circulated instructions for the submission of declarations to the States that have ratified or acceded to the TPNW.
Any declarations pursuant to Article 2 that States Parties have chosen to make public will be posted on this page.
Declarations received
| State Party | Date received |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 19 February 2021 |
| Austria | 9 February 2021 |
| Bangladesh | 21 February 2021 |
| Belize | 22 February 2021 |
| Benin (English translation) | 9 April 2021 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (English Translation) | 18 February 2021 |
| Botswana | 8 February 2021 |
| Cabo Verde | 4 November 2022 |
| Cambodia | 12 May 2021 |
| Chile (English translation) | 23 September 2021 |
| Comoros | 4 May 2021 |
| Congo | 24 August 2022 |
| Cook Islands (French translation) | 4 September 2018 |
| Costa Rica (English translation) | 22 January 2021 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 20 June 2022 |
| Cuba (in Spanish and English) | 26 February 2021 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25 April 2023 |
| Dominica | 26 April 2021 |
| Dominican Republic | 22 November 2023 |
| Ecuador (in Spanish and English) | 19 February 2021 |
| El Salvador (English translation) | 1 February 2021 |
| Fiji | 15 February 2021 |
| Gambia | 15 March 2021 |
| Grenada | 25 November 2024 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 23 February 2022 |
| Guatemala | 28 December 2022 |
| Guyana | 21 February 2021 |
| Holy See | 15 February 2021 |
| Honduras (in Spanish and English) | 15 March 2021 |
| Ireland | 22 January 2021 |
| Jamaica | 19 February 2021 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 February 2021 |
| Kiribati | 20 February 2021 |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 2 February 2021 |
| Lesotho | 18 February 2021 |
| Malaysia | 17 February 2021 |
| Malawi | 4 May 2023 |
| Maldives | 22 February 2021 |
| Malta | 27 January 2021 |
| Mexico (English translation) | 22 January 2021 |
| Mongolia | 25 March 2022 |
| Namibia | 21 February 2021 |
| Nauru | 19 January 2021 |
| New Zealand | 18 January 2021 |
| Nicaragua (English translation) | 13 January 2021 |
| Nigeria | 20 February 2021 |
| Niue | 17 February 2021 |
| Palau | 7 January 2021 |
| Panama (English translation) | 19 February 2021 |
| Paraguay (in Spanish and English) | 19 February 2021 |
| Peru | 23 December 2021 |
| Philippines | 17 June 2021 |
| Samoa | 23 February 2021 |
| San Marino | 9 March 2021 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18 January 2021 |
| Saint Lucia | 19 January 2021 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 February 2021 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe (English translation) | 27 March 2024 |
| Seychelles | 3 March 2022 |
| South Africa | 18 February 2021 |
| Sri Lanka | 18 January 2024 |
| State of Palestine | 21 February 2021 |
| Thailand | 15 February 2021 |
| Timor Leste | 17 March 2023 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 19 February 2021 |
| Tuvalu | 18 February 2021 |
| Uruguay (in Spanish and English) | 3 February 2021 |
| Vanuatu | 17 February 2021 |
| Venezuela (Bolviarian Republic of) (in Spanish and English) | 19 February 2021 |
| Viet Nam (in Vietnamese and English) | 19 February 2021 |
