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image by Ivan Sache, 18 May 2020
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OPANAL (Organismo para la Proscripción de las Armas Nucleares en la América
Latina y el Caribe - Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin
America and the Caribbean) was established in 1969 by the Contracting Parties of
the Treaty of Tlatelolco.
OPANAL is the only regional body in the world
devoted entirely to the achievement of nuclear disarmament and the
non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.
All the 33 States of Latin America
and the Caribbean are Parties to the Treaty of Tlatelolco and, as such, Members
of OPANAL.
By provision of Article 7 of the Treaty of Tlatelolco, OPANAL
headquarters is located in Mexico City.
The Treaty for the Prohibition of
Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) was
opened for signature on 14 February 1967 in Mexico City. Founding Parties are
Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Ivan Sache, 18 May 2020
The flag of OPANAL is white with the agency's emblem.
The emblem of OPANAL
is composed of a map of Latin America and the Caribbean (represented in gray on
the flag), superimposed to six concentric circles, the whole surrounded by
"TRATADO DE TLATELOLCO" on top and "OPANAL" in base.
Photos
http://www.opanal.org/en/50-anniversary-plaza-tres-culturas/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/144453744@N05/49034508703/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/144453744@N05/47138681141/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/144453744@N05/39413082225/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/144453744@N05/32935654046/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/144453744@N05/32852818011/
Ivan Sache, 18 May 2020
