UN nuclear agency chief discusses Iran’s programme with US Secretary of State Rice

25 May 2006

The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency is in Washington for talks with senior United States officials on a raft of issues ranging from Iran’s controversial nuclear programme to the recent US-Indian cooperation deal to new ways of containing sensitive nuclear technology.

Global security demands human solidarity, not nuclear deterrence – UN atomic chief

17 May 2006

Noting that many of the world’s ills could be eliminated for less than a third of the global annual expenditure on armaments, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency has dismissed the current global approach to security as dysfunctional and called for a new emphasis on universal freedoms to eliminate extremism and terrorism.

Airlines, regulations delaying transport of lifesaving medical isotopes, UN meeting told

11 May 2006

Deliveries of lifesaving radioactive isotopes to hospitals across the globe are too often held-up or blocked during international transport, with patients potentially missing critical medical treatment or diagnosis due to skittish airlines or national regulations, experts have warned a United Nations-sponsored meeting convened to tackle the issue.

Hussein Al Gezairy, (l) and Massoud Samiei

UN nuclear and health agencies team up to fight cancer in Eastern Mediterranean

8 May 2006

With cancer rates anticipated to increase in the Eastern Mediterranean by as much as 180 per cent in the next 15 years, the United Nations atomic watchdog agency - better known for its efforts to combat the spread of nuclear weapons - is teaming up with the UN World Health Organization (WHO) to fight the scourge on several fronts.

As UN atomic chief heads to Iran, Annan appeals for a ‘cool down’ of rhetoric

12 April 2006

With the head of the United Nations Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohammed ElBaradei, on his way to Tehran for talks with Iran on resuming cooperation with the nuclear non-proliferation regime, Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed today for all involved to “cool down” their rhetoric and actively search for a diplomatic solution.

UN atomic watchdog hails Indian-US nuclear cooperation agreement

2 March 2006

The civil nuclear cooperation agreement reached today between India and the United States is a milestone that could consolidate efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear arms and combat nuclear terrorism, the United Nations agency entrusted with curbing such weapons proliferation said in a statement welcoming the deal.

Draft resolution on Iran introduced at UN International Atomic Energy Agency

2 February 2006

A draft resolution concerning Iran was introduced today at a special meeting of the Board of Governors of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.

Iran should maintain suspension of nuclear research – IAEA chief

4 January 2006

Learning of Iran’s plans to resume research and development on its suspended “peaceful” nuclear energy programme, the head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reminded Tehran that it should maintain its suspension of all enrichment-related activities.

ElBaradei at the IAEA Conference in Vienna

From energy to medicine, UN forum discusses innovative uses of nuclear physics

27 September 2005

From meeting burgeoning energy needs through innovative technologies to boosting cancer treatment in developing countries, nuclear physics and the United Nations atomic energy agency have a key role to play on the road to sustainable development, an international scientific forum was told today.

UN atomic agency hears wide-ranging review of nuclear dangers and benefits

26 September 2005

From the dangers of terrorism and proliferation to the benefits of enhanced energy, health care and food production, the United Nations atomic watchdog agency today opened its annual General Conference with a wide-ranging review of the full spectrum of the nuclear field.

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