Country Profile: Bolivia
BASIC FACTS
Bolivia is a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 1979
Officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Bolivia is a presidential republiclocated in Central South America.
Capital: Sucre
According to its 2020 National Nuclear Safety Report, the government of Bolivia is exploring the research and development of nuclear technology and the implementation of a nuclear research reactor, allin accordance with the safety and regulatory provisions established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The Bolivian Ministry of Energy, the Nuclear Technology and Electricity Control Authority (AETN), and the Bolivian Nuclear Energy Agency (ABEN) oversee the public management and technical operation of ongoing and future nuclear activities within the national government.
Bolivia’s nuclear ambitions aim to explore the peaceful uses of nuclear applications. According to the report, Articles 342 and 344 of the Bolivian Constitution “prohibit the manufacture of nuclear weapons, the internment, transit and deposit of radioactive waste and regulate the internment, production, and marketing of substances that affect health and to the environment.”
Bolivia has signed, ratified, and enforced the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in April of 2018, August of 2019, and January of 2021, respectively.
TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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IAEA Membership (1963)
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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 (1970)
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Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (1999)
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) (2021)
AGREEMENTS (In force)
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Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the IAEA (1968)
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Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (1977)
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Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (2002)
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Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (2017)
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Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (2003)
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Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (2003)
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Convention on Nuclear Safety (2019)
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Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (2019)
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Revised Supplementary Agreements Concerning the Provision of Technical Assistance by the IAEA (RSA) (1989)
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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) (2020)
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Agreement between the Republic of Bolivia and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation on Nuclear Weapons (with Protocol) (1995)
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Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the Republic of Bolivia and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapon (2023)
REGIONAL GROUPS
- Member of the G-77
- Member of the Latin American and the Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
- Founding Member of the Organization of American States (OAS)
RECENT REPRESENTATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- Chair of the G-77 in 2014
- Chair of the 1540 Committee in 2018/2017
- Member of the 1540 Committee in 2016/2015
- Non-Permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2017/2018
LINKS
Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament
Country List : Office of Legal Affairs : IAEA
Bolivia | Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (icanw.org)