Regional Nuclear Free Zone Bodies

Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
(Treaty of Tlatelolco, 1967)
Text of Treaty: English http://www.opanal.org/opanal/Tlatelolco/Tlatelolco-i.htm
Spanish http://www.opanal.org/opanal/Tlatelolco/Tlatelolco-e.htm

Treaty Body: OPANAL
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
Temistocles 78, Col. Polanco, 11560 Mexico City, DF, Mexico
website (English): http://www.opanal.org/index-i.html
website (Spanish): http://www.opanal.org/index-e.htm
Next meeting November 2003

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Rarotonga, 1985)
Text of Treaty: http://www.unog.ch/disarm/distreat/south_p.htm

Treaty Body: The treaty does not establish a separate body for administering the zone but vests such responsibility in the South Pacific Forum.
http://www.sidsnet.org/pacific/forumsec/default1.htm
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji
Tel : +679-312 600 Fax : +679-305 573
Email : info@forumsec.org.fj

Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty, 1995)
Text of treaty: http://www.asean.or.id/politics/pol_agr7.htm

Treaty Body: Commission for the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone

Current Chair Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Commission is Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng, Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Bruei Darussalam. The next meeting of the Commission will be in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam on 30 July 2002. Contact ASEAN Secretariat: Fax 6221-739-8234; Tel 6221-724-3372;


African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty, 1996)
Text of the treaty: http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/Documents/Legal/pelindab.shtml

Treaty Body: African Commission on Nuclear Energy
The Commission has not yet been established. In the meantime issues regarding the treaty are handled by the Organisation of African Unity P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone: 251 1 51-7700 . Fax: 251 1 51-2622 / 51-3036