Madam Chair, I would like to extend my appreciation to the Friends of the Rapporteur for their work in preparing this year’s Report of the Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee (TACC) for the Board’s approval. The United States appreciated the opportunity to serve as Rapporteur on behalf of the North America Group, and we would ...
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By hugheskj | 22 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, IAEA board of governors, nuclear, Peaceful Uses Initiative, Technical Cooperation
Cancer and cancer-related diseases claim the lives of eight million people worldwide each year. Fourteen million new cases of cancer are diagnosed annually, and more than 60% of those cases occur in low and middle-income countries, where treatment capacities are limited and resources already scarce. February 4 is
World Cancer Day , a day when we shine a spotlight ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 1 February, 2018 | Topics:
News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Cancer, IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Technical Cooperation
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting June 12-16, 2017 Agenda Item 3 Technical Cooperation Report for 2016 U.S. Statement As Delivered by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Ike Reed Thank you, Mr. Chairman, The United States thanks the Secretariat for its comprehensive and informative report on Technical Cooperation in 2016. Regular and extrabudgetary ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 13 June, 2017 | Topics:
News, Statements
| Tags: SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, Technical Cooperation
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA? You might have heard of it called “the UN’s nuclear watchdog,” for its important work verifying that countries’ nuclear programs remain exclusively peaceful. Would you be surprised to learn it also does development work to ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 2 June, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Development, IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, ReNuAL, Sustainable Development Goals, Technical Cooperation
IAEA Technical Cooperation Conference Session 4 Panel Discussion June 1, 2017 Remarks by Andrew Schofer, Chargé d’affaires a.i., U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna Question: In 1958, at the first IAEA General Conference, the USA made an important contribution to support fellowship training and the fielding of experts to developing countries–to the first ever ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 1 June, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Chargé D’Affaires, News, Science & Tech, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Peaceful Uses Initiative, ReNuAL, Technical Cooperation
Statement by the United States in Cluster 3: Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Statement by Andrew Schofer Charge d’Affaires a.i., U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna Vienna, May 9, ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 9 May, 2017 | Topics:
News, Statements
| Tags: IAEA, IAEA Action Plan on Nuclear Safety, IAEA Nuclear Security Fund, International Atomic Energy Agency, Non-proliferation, Non-proliferation Treaty, Nuclear power, Nuclear Safety, nuclear security, ReNuAL, Technical Cooperation, Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
By: Chargé d’Affaires Andrew J. Schofer. Last Friday, members of the international community came together for an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Program of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) World Cancer Day event. It was truly impressive to hear about work being done around the world to support cancer diagnosis, treatment, and control. Cancer impacts ...
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By U.S. Mission UNVIE | 14 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, Science & Tech
| Tags: IAEA, Peaceful Uses Initiative, Technical Cooperation
