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Country Profile: Saint Kitts and Nevis

BASIC FACTS

Saint Kitts and Nevisis a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 2006 

Officially the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevisis a federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchysituated in the Caribbean.

Capital: Basseterre

Saint Kitts and Nevis does not currently operate any nuclear power plants, but it has been recently reported that the country is embracing nuclear technology for uses in agricultural and food production, in partnership with the IAEA. By engaging in a Regional Strategic Framework (RSF) agreement with the IAEA, Saint Kitts and Nevis will benefit from scientific cooperation and guidance in implementing the peaceful uses of nuclear technology across critical civilian sectors, such as mutation breeding techniques that can significantly improve food quality and crop production. Saint Kitts and Nevis has also been an active participant in IAEA-led technical workshops to enhance nuclear security and radiological safety for Latin American and Caribbean countries.

TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

  • IAEA Membership (2022)

  • 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) (1993)

  • Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) (2005)

  • the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) (2021) 

 

AGREEMENTS (In force)

  • Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the IAEA (2023) 

  • Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (2008) 

  • Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (2019) 

  • Agreement between St. Kitts and Nevis and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards in connection with the NPT (with Protocol) (1996) 

  • Exchange of letters in connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (1997) 

  • Protocol Additional to the Agreement between St. Kitts and Nevis and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (2014) 


REGIONAL GROUPS

  • Member of Organization of American States (OAS) since 1964
  • Member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
  • Member of GRULAC

 

LINKS

UN State Summary

Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament

Country List : Office of Legal Affairs : IAEA

Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (icanw.org)

IAEA Helps Caribbean Countries Bolster Radiation Safety and Nuclear Security | IAEA