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IAEA to convene 68th General Conference 16-20 September

Representatives from the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) 178 Member States will convene from 16th to 20th September for the 68th IAEA General Conference at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, the IAEA said in a press release.

During the week, delegates will discuss a range of topics, from the 2023 Annual Report and the 2025 budget to activities related to nuclear science, technology and applications, as well as the IAEA’s nuclear safety and security activities and strengthening the effectiveness and improving the efficiency of Agency safeguards. They will also specifically discuss nuclear safety, security and safeguards. Sessions in the Plenary Hall, including the statements of officials and delegates, will be livestreamed for the public.

Throughout the week of the General Conference, the IAEA will host about 25 side events, and its Member States will host almost 70 side events, some of which will also be livestreamed and open to the public. The IAEA’s side events will highlight different aspec
ts of the Agency’s work, from monitoring plastic pollution in the Antarctic through its NUTEC Plastics initiative to how energy modelling can help countries meet their net-zero objectives, under the Atoms4NetZero initiative.

There will be lunchtime guided visits for delegates and the media to the IAEA’s Incident and Emergency Centre and an IAEA Archives walking tour, taking in the Reading Room and archives, which include important historical artefacts. Several exhibitions are planned for the conference. The IAEA will also enable self-guided virtual tours of the IAEA’s laboratories.

In conjunction with the General Conference, the IAEA will host its annual Scientific Forum from 17th to 18th September with this year’s theme, Better Agriculture for Better Life. This ties in with the joint IAEA and United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation initiative, Atoms4Food, which seeks to help countries boost food security and fight global hunger. The forum will explore innovative ways of using nuclear and related t
echnologies in food and agriculture.

Source: Emirates News Agency