General Assembly Reaffirms Support for IAEA as Nuclear Safety, Proliferation Concerns Persist
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The General Assembly today adopted a resolution reaffirming strong support for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as the Agency’s Director-General stressed that cooperation and diplomacy remain essential to nuclear safety.
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