Motion · S5M-22247 · 9 Jul 2020

Fiji's Ratification of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Lodged by John Finnie Standard Motion 0 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes Fiji becoming the 39th state to ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which prohibits their development, testing, production, acquisition, stockpiling and use; understands that the Fijian soldiers who participated in British nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s received no support or compensation from the UK until 2015; notes that 50 states are required to ratify the treaty for it to become legally binding; thanks the tireless work of campaigners and activists to encourage states to ratification since its adoption by the UN in 2017, and hopes that the world will soon be finally and completely rid of nuclear arms.

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.