First meeting of TPNW

On 21-23 June 2022 the first meeting of States Parties to the TPNW (Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons) was took place in Vienna. The aim of that meeting is to advance the implementation of the treaty’s provisions and examine ways to strengthen it.

About Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW): It was adopted on 7 July 2017 and opened for signature on 20^th September, 2017.

• While came into force on 22^nd January, 2021 after Honduras became the 50^th state to ratify the treaty.
• Also known as the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty is the first legally binding international agreement to ....