Country Profile: Antigua and Barbuda
BASIC FACTS
Antigua and Barbuda is a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 2006
The nation of Antigua and Barbudais a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchysituated in the Caribbean, with islands locatedbetween the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean.
Capital: Saint John’s
Antigua and Barbuda is a nuclear-weapon-free state and does not operate any nuclear energy programs. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, Antigua and Barbuda is on a roadmap to transition from a heavy reliance on conventional fossil fuels to generating 100% of its energy from renewable sources.Nuclear energy is not included in its target renewable energy mix.
Antigua and Barbuda has signed, ratified, and enforced the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in September of 2018, November of 2019, and January of 2021, respectively.
TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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IAEA Membership (2015)
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Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (1969) 6
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Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (1985) 7
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Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) (2006) 8
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) (2021)
AGREEMENTS (In force)
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Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material(1993)
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Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material(2016)
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Revised Supplementary Agreements Concerning the Provision of Technical Assistance by the IAEA (RSA)(2016)
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Agreement between Antigua and Barbuda 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 for the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (with Protocol) (1996)
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Protocol Additional to the Agreement between Antigua and Barbuda 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 of Nuclear Weapons (2013)
REGIONAL GROUPS
- Member of the Latin American and the Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
- Member of the G-77
- Member of the Organization for 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
- Chairperson for the Group of 77 in 2008
- President for the 68th General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) in 2013
LINKS
Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament