The Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons will be held on 1 - 26 August 2022.
- List of speakers on e-Delegate (General debate and Main Committees)
- Electronic statements on UN Journal (General debate and Main Committees)
- Letter from the President-designate of the Tenth NPT Review Conference H.E. Ambassador Gustavo Zlauvinen to all States Parties (11 March 2022)
- Note Verbale on Documentation for the NPT Review Conference (13 August 2021)
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- (21 April 2020)
- Note Verbale on Documentation for the NPT Review Conference (30 March 2020)
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is an essential pillar of international peace and security, and the heart of the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime. Its unique status is based on its near universal membership, legally-binding obligations on disarmament, verifiable non-proliferation safeguards regime, and commitment to the peaceful use of nuclear energy"
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the NPT’s opening for signature, 24 May 2018, Geneva
What is the NPT?
The (NPT) is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament. The NPT represents the only binding commitment in a multilateral treaty to the goal of disarmament by the nuclear-weapon States.
Timeline
Opened for signature in 1968, the Treaty entered into force in 1970. Since its entry into force, the NPT has been the cornerstone of global nuclear non-proliferation regime. , including the five nuclear-weapon States, making the NPT the most widely adhered to multilateral disarmament agreement.
Review
The Treaty, particularly article VIII, paragraph 3, envisages a review of the operation of the Treaty every five years, a provision which was reaffirmed by the States parties at the 1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference and the 2000 NPT Review Conference.
Information Notes
Provisional Agenda
Programme of Work
Preparatory Documents
- : Final Report of the Preparatory Committee
- : Election of the president & other officers (Decision by the Preparatory Committee)
- : Dates & venue for the 2020 Review Conference (Decision by the Preparatory Committee)
