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Country Profile: Suriname

BASIC FACTS

Suriname is a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 1983

Officially the Republic of Suriname, Surinameis a presidential republicsituated in Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean. 

Capital: Paramaribo

Suriname does not currently operate any nuclear power plants. As a Non-Member of the IAEA, Suriname has received limited support regarding the peaceful and civilian applications of nuclear technology.For instance, Suriname received assistance from the United States in addressing bio-hazard risks attributed to COVID-19, under the Peaceful Uses Initiative established in 2010 which enables the transfer of extra-budgetary contributions related to peaceful nuclear uses.

More recently, in 2023, despite its non-IAEA membership, Suriname has engaged in the work of safeguards implementations as part of IAEA-led in-field verification activities, contributing to reducing proliferation risks across nuclear sites and locations. In 2022, Suriname received amendments for the IAEA Small Quantities Protocol to facilitate the safeguard work of the IAEA in the country’s facilities containing small quantities of nuclear and radiological materials. Suriname has also participated in IAEA-led technical workshops on enhancing nuclear security and radiological safety. 

Suriname has not signed or ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), remaining the only non-signatory state in the Caribbean region.

TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

  • Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (1969)

  • Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (1976)

  • Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) (2006)

 

AGREEMENTS (In force)

  • Application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (with Protocol) (1979) 

REGIONAL GROUPS

  • Member of G-77
  • Member of the Latin America and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
  • Member of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)

 

LINKS

The Government of the Republic of Suriname

UN State Summary

Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament