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Malawi
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has joined the TPNW
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SIGNED
20 September 2017 |
RATIFIED
29 June 2022 |
IN FORCE
27 September 2022 |
Status
Malawi has signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), and has been legally bound by it since 27 September 2022.
Signature and ratification
Emmanuel Fabiano, the then-minister of foreign affairs of Malawi, signed the TPNW at a high-level ceremony in New York when it opened for signature on 20 September 2017.
In 2021, as part of the universal periodic review conducted by the UN Human Rights Council, Malawi accepted a recommendation to ratify the TPNW.
Malawi deposited its instrument of ratification with the UN secretary-general on 29 June 2022, becoming the 66th state party. By ratifying the TPNW, Malawi further indicated its “unwavering commitment to the global disarmament agenda”, the minister of foreign affairs, Nancy Tembo, said.
Emmanuel Fabiano, the then-minister of foreign affairs of Malawi, signs the TPNW in 2017. Photo: ICAN
Implementation
In accordance with Article 2 of the TPNW, Malawi submitted a declaration to the UN secretary-general on 4 May 2023 confirming that it does not own, possess, or control nuclear weapons, has never done so, and does not host any other state’s nuclear weapons on its territory.
Per Article 12, Malawi has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by co-sponsoring and consistently voting in favour of an annual UN General Assembly resolution since 2018 that calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to the treaty “at the earliest possible date”.
Campaigners meet with parliamentarians in Lilongwe in 2022 to promote ratification of the TPNW. Photo: PEFENAP
TPNW negotiations
Malawi participated in the negotiation of the TPNW at the United Nations in New York in 2017 and was among 122 states that voted in favour of its adoption.
Before the negotiations
In 2016, Malawi co-sponsored the UN General Assembly resolution that established the formal mandate for states to commence negotiations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”.
Malawi was also among 127 states that endorsed a “humanitarian pledge” in 2015–16 to cooperate “in efforts to stigmatise, prohibit, and eliminate nuclear weapons”. The pledge was instrumental in building momentum and support for convening the TPNW negotiations.
Further information
Nuclear-weapon-free state
Has joined the TPNW
[HIGHLIGHTS]
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SIGNED
20 September 2017 |
RATIFIED
29 June 2022 |
IN FORCE
27 September 2022 |
Status
Malawi has signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), and has been legally bound by it since 27 September 2022.
Signature and ratification
Emmanuel Fabiano, the then-minister of foreign affairs of Malawi, signed the TPNW at a high-level ceremony in New York when it opened for signature on 20 September 2017.
In 2021, as part of the universal periodic review conducted by the UN Human Rights Council, Malawi accepted a recommendation to ratify the TPNW.
Malawi deposited its instrument of ratification with the UN secretary-general on 29 June 2022, becoming the 66th state party. By ratifying the TPNW, Malawi further indicated its “unwavering commitment to the global disarmament agenda”, the minister of foreign affairs, Nancy Tembo, said.
Emmanuel Fabiano, the then-minister of foreign affairs of Malawi, signs the TPNW in 2017. Photo: ICAN
Implementation
In accordance with Article 2 of the TPNW, Malawi submitted a declaration to the UN secretary-general on 4 May 2023 confirming that it does not own, possess, or control nuclear weapons, has never done so, and does not host any other state’s nuclear weapons on its territory.
Per Article 12, Malawi has promoted universal adherence to the TPNW, including by co-sponsoring and consistently voting in favour of an annual UN General Assembly resolution since 2018 that calls upon all states to sign, ratify, or accede to the treaty “at the earliest possible date”.
Campaigners meet with parliamentarians in Lilongwe in 2022 to promote ratification of the TPNW. Photo: PEFENAP
TPNW negotiations
Malawi participated in the negotiation of the TPNW at the United Nations in New York in 2017 and was among 122 states that voted in favour of its adoption.
Before the negotiations
In 2016, Malawi co-sponsored the UN General Assembly resolution that established the formal mandate for states to commence negotiations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”.
Malawi was also among 127 states that endorsed a “humanitarian pledge” in 2015–16 to cooperate “in efforts to stigmatise, prohibit, and eliminate nuclear weapons”. The pledge was instrumental in building momentum and support for convening the TPNW negotiations.
Further information
[PARTNERS]
Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR)
People's Federation for National Peace and Development (PEFENAP)
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Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR)
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People's Federation for National Peace and Development (PEFENAP)