Country Profile: Belize
BASIC FACTS
Belize is a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 1976
Belizeis a parliamentary democracyunder a constitutional monarchylocated in Central America and bordering the Caribbean Sea.
Capital: Belmopan
Belize is a nuclear-weapon-free state. The country has engaged in several technical cooperation projects with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to implement the peaceful uses of nuclear technology and conduct ionizing radiation activities benefitingmany civilian sectors, including for industrial, research, and medical purposes. In 2020, the government of Belize took a meaningful step towards enhancing the safety and security of nuclear and radiological materials by enacting the Radiation Safety and Security Act and establishing the Radiation Safety and Security Office, a regulatorybody.
Belize has signed, ratified, and enforced the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in February of 2020, May of 2020, and January of 2021, respectively.
TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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IAEA Membership (2006)
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Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (1969)
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Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1985)
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Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (2004)
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) (2021)
AGREEMENTS (In Force)
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Revised Supplementary Agreements Concerning the Provision of Technical Assistance by the IAEA (RSA) (2006)
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Agreement to further extend the Co-operation Agreement for the Promotion of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL) (2022)
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Agreement between the Government of Belize and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1997)
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Exchange of letters in connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (1997)
REGIONAL GROUPS
- Member of the G-77
- Member of the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
- Member of the Organization of American States (OAS)
- Member of the Organization for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
- Member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
RECENT REPRESENTATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- Vice-Chair for the First Committee in 2011
- Rapporteur for the First Committee in 2015
LINKS
Permanent Mission of Belize to the United Nations
Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament