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Director General Highlights IAEA Programmes and Results at 61st General Conference Opening

Maintaining high-quality programmes and delivering concrete results for Member States are the key to the IAEA’s success in contributing towards international development, peace and security, Director General Yukiya Amano said in Vienna today. Continue reading

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano Appointed to New Term

The IAEA's 61st General Conference today approved by acclamation the appointment of Director General Yukiya Amano to a further four-year term of office, which will commence on 1 December 2017. Continue reading

Conference Elects Maria Zeneida Angara Collinson of the Philippines as President

The General Conference elected Ambassador Maria Zeneida Angara Collinson of the Philippines as President of the 61st IAEA General Conference. Ambassador Angara Collinson is the Philippine's Ambassador and Resident Representative to the international o... Continue reading

New IAEA Member State

At its morning opening session, the 61st IAEA General Conference approved the application of Grenada for membership in the IAEA. Continue reading

61st IAEA General Conference Opens on Monday

Representatives, including at ministerial level and above, from the IAEA’s Member States will convene at the 61st IAEA General Conference on Monday, 18 September to deliberate on key elements of the Agency’s work and priorities towards the peaceful development of nuclear technologies. Continue reading

School of Radiation Emergency Management Held in IAEA Capacity Building Centre

Effective emergency response begins with preparedness, and preparedness requires regular and comprehensive training. Continue reading

Albania Enhances Radiotherapy Treatment for Cancer Patients with IAEA support

On 19-20 September in Vienna (Austria), the IAEA will hold its annual Scientific Forum. The theme for this year is Nuclear Techniques in Human Health: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Among the topics discussed are quality and safety aspects in al... Continue reading

Lesotho, Better Prepared to Fight Animal Diseases

Diagnosing animal diseases early and rapidly is now possible in Lesotho, a country of two million in southern Africa that up until recently relied on foreign laboratories for analysis. Continue reading