The conference, convened by the United Nations Secretary-General as the depository of the Treaty, is designed to rally international support for the CTBT and its entry into force as a core element of the global nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament architecture.
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) contains a special mechanism to promote its entry into force: a conference designed to facilitate this objective, which takes place every other year. While its official designation is the Conference on Facilitating Entry into Force of the CTBT, it is more commonly known as the "Article XIV Conference" in accordance with the relevant article of the CTBT. The conference, convened by the United Nations Secretary-General as the depository of the Treaty, is designed to rally international support for the CTBT and its entry into force as a core element of the global nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament architecture. Signatory States, non-signatory States, intergovernmental organizations, specialized agencies, and non-governmental organizations are invited to attend and speak as observers, and to sign the final declaration urging States that have not yet signed or ratified the Treaty to do so as soon as possible.
