Cambodia Researches Cultural Heritage with Nuclear Techniques
Cambodia is home to many unique cultural sites, four of which are recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. However, this heritage is at risk of deterioration, damage or loss due to the country’s tro...
IAEA Conducts First Official Mission to Comoros
The Comoros is increasing its cooperation with the IAEA and plans to use nuclear technology to address challenges in human and animal health. In November 2022, the IAEA conducted its first official mission to the Union of Comoros since the African island became an IAEA Member State in 2020.
“This gave us the opportunity to discuss ongoing projects in depth, as well as the prospects in the area of radiation protection,” said Loub-Yakouti Attoumane, Minister of Health, Solidarity, Social Protection, and Gender Promotion of the Union of Comoros.
Partnership, Capacity Building Accelerates Development in LDCs
An IAEA side-event, held on the margins of the First Preparatory Committee Meeting (PrepCom1) of the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), brought together four Ambassadors and Agency counterparts to showcase results and impact achieved through the technical cooperation (TC) programme to build human and institutional capacities in LDCs.
Climate-Proof Crops: Capacity Building to Develop Resilient Crop Varieties in Small Island Developing States
From 14 to 24 October, trainees from five SIDS in the Asia and Pacific region gathered at the FAO/IAEA Plant Breeding and Genetics Laboratory in Seibersdorf, Austria, to strengthen their skills in the use of a nuclear technique to develop new, more resilient plant varieties.
Island States and the SDGs: IAEA Acting Director General in New York
Small Island Developing States, often referred to as SIDS, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and how the IAEA can help in these areas were the main topics of discussion during IAEA Acting Director General Cornel Feruta’s visit to New York this week.