Friday, February 26, 2021.

 Two nations ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on 22 January.

According to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), the Philippines has become the 53rd country to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which entered into force on 22 January. President Rodrigo Duterte hailed the ratification as a milestone and reiterated his country’s commitment to work with others to achieve a nuclear-weapon-free world for “peace, security, and the survival of all humanity”.

Furthermore, Comoros has become the 54th country to ratify the TPNW, which entered into force on 22 January. It deposited its instrument of ratification with the UN secretary-general on 19 February 2021, following the approval by its parliament in December 2020.