IAEA Director General remarks on the 20th Anniversary of the Amendment to CPPNM

14 July 2025

The adoption of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (A/CPPNM) in 2005 marked the start of a new era in international efforts to counter the risk of nuclear security threats. Twenty years on, the Convention and its Amendment provide a robust international legal foundation for effective nuclear security.

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