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Portrait photo of UN Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres

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 Ant¨®nio 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)

 

A view of the General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters during the closing of the 2015 NPT Review Conference.

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A man examines photographs at the opening of exhibition "Against Nuclear Arms."

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Two journalists videotaping a press encounter.

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View of the general assembly hall.

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