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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano addresses the Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety

UN meeting on atomic energy urges stronger, effective nuclear safety standards

20 June 2011
A conference held by the United Nations atomic energy agency today called for stronger national and international measures to ensure the highest and most effective levels of nuclear safety in the wake of the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant three months ago.
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano addresses the Board of Governors

Syria ‘very likely’ had an unreported nuclear plant, UN agency chief says

6 June 2011
The head of the United Nations atomic energy agency said today that “it is very likely” that a building destroyed in Syria in 2007 was a nuclear reactor, and there are indications that ‘seem to point to the existence of possible military dimensions to Iran’s nuclear programme.”
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano

Japanese crisis highlights need for enhanced nuclear safety, transparency – UN

4 April 2011
The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency today called for robust safety standards and full transparency, both of which are vital for restoring public confidence in nuclear power in the wake of the Japanese power plant crisis.
A train prepares to leave Serbia near the start of an 8000-kilometer delivery of spent nuclear fuel to Russia

UN agency coordinates transfer of nuclear waste from Serbia to Russia

22 December 2010
The United Nations nuclear watchdog has coordinated a multinational project carried out by Serbia to move two and half tonnes of highly radioactive nuclear spent fuel to a secure Russian facility, where the material arrived today.
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano addresses General Assembly

DPR Korea’s nuclear programme still of serious concern, says UN official

8 November 2010
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog today voiced concern over the nuclear programme of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), where inspectors have not been allowed access since April 2009.
The IAEA has about 245 inspectors who go on about 2,000 missions each year to verify over 1,100 nuclear facilities

Experts seek to keep atomic energy peaceful at UN safeguards meeting in Vienna

1 November 2010
Over 700 experts gathered in Vienna today to determine how best the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog can prevent nuclear materials from being turned into weapons while preserving States’ abilities to benefit from the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
Whole body scan of patient being reviewed to assess the spread of cancer

UN agency and pharmaceutical firm launch initiative to combat cancer in Africa

28 April 2010
The United Nations atomic energy agency and the pharmaceutical firm Roche today launched an initiative to help combat a growing cancer epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
Vitamins and minerals are vital in a child´s diet to boost immunity and healthy development.

UN uses nuclear technology to improve child nutrition

9 February 2010
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is working to boost the nutrition of children at risk of malaria, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases through state-of-the-art nuclear technology.

UN nuclear watchdog and European Union reach accord on safeguards

8 January 2010
The United Nations nuclear watchdog and the European Commission have reached agreement on arrangements to apply ‘integrated safeguards’ in all non-nuclear-weapon States of the European Union that have significant nuclear activities.
IAEA says making radiotherapy accessible is a key component in any comprehensive cancer control programme

UN offers online courses to boost cancer treatment in developing nations

5 January 2010
To bridge the gap in developing countries where there is a shortage of cancer specialists, the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has helped spearhead a web-based course on radiation oncology.