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IAEA Chief Meets Prime Minister Modi: Fostering India-IAEA Ties Across Diverse Sectors

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, on Monday, as part of his four-day visit to India. The two leaders discussed ways to foster India-IAEA ties across diverse sectors. Continue reading

IAEA Mission Finds Progress in Nuclear and Radiation Safety in Australia, Notes Areas for Improvement

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission said Australia has made significant progress in building a resilient and adaptable regulatory infrastructure for radiation safety. The team has also identified areas for potential enhancements, such ... Continue reading

Cooperation is Key: Training Experts to Support Evidence-Based Decision Making Around the Management of Microplastics in the Ocean

Sunlight, wind and waves break down plastic debris into smaller and smaller pieces that eventually become microplastics. Learn how the IAEA and its partners are helping scientists to improve how they measure this microplastic pollution worldwide.  Continue reading

Africa’s First IAEA Collaborating Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics

The IAEA has designated the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI) of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission as an IAEA Collaborating Centre in plant breeding and associated technologies for food and nutrition security. Continue reading

Update 189 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has increased the number of reactors in hot shutdown to two units and has also started operating mobile diesel boilers as part of efforts to generate more heating during the winter, including to the nea... Continue reading

IAEA Samples Marine Environment Near Fukushima Daiichi

IAEA scientists and experts from international laboratories are visiting Japan this week to take marine samples near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Continue reading

Prioritizing Childhood and Cervical Cancer in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea has taken important steps to increase access to cancer services since the IAEA carried out its first imPACT Review in 2013 together with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Continue reading

FAO-IAEA Joint Statement Seeking to Support Food Security in Member States through Atoms4Food Initiative

We find ourselves in an unprecedented time, where hunger and malnutrition are on the rise, posing a threat to  humanity. Continue reading