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- Cancer risk growing in developing world: UN agencies
- GENEVA AFP — Developing countries are facing a growing cancer epidemic and expected to see more than two thirds of new cases worldwide over the next 10 years, UN health officials warned on Monday. Some 84 million people risk dying from cancer over the next decade, the World Health...
- Research articles 2008-01-28
- Iran, IAEA wrap up latest nuclear talks: official
- TEHRAN AFP — Iran and UN nuclear watchdog officials have ended their latest round of talks in Tehran on the controversial Iranian atomic drive, officials said on Thursday. The two sides tackled the issue of uranium contamination for the first time in their ongoing discussions, aimed at obtaining outstanding...
- Research articles 2007-12-13
- Latest Report From IAEA on Iran: a Reason to Ratchet Down Threatening Rhetoric
- To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: National Campaign HQ: Andy Juniewicz, +1-216-409-8992, ajuniewicz@aol.com, or Washington: Sharon Mannita, +1-202-506-6683, or +1-202-403-1909, sharon.manitta@btinternet.com, both of Kucinich for President 2008 WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA indicating that Iran is cooperating with the nuclear watchdog agency and...
- Research articles 2007-08-31
- UN nuclear experts in Iran to discuss inspections
- TEHRAN AFP — A team of experts from the UN atomic energy agency arrived in Iran on Monday to agree on a plan for future inspections of its uranium enrichment plant, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. "A four-member technical team of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA arrived...
- Research articles 2007-08-06
- Secretary-General praises Atomic Energy Agency's dedication, commitment to promoting 'atoms for peace', as Fiftieth Anniversary marked.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-30 July 2007-UN: Secretary-General praises Atomic Energy Agency's dedication, commitment to promoting 'atoms for peace', as Fiftieth Anniversary markedC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27072007 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: ...
- Research articles 2007-07-30
- UN agency confirms NKorea reactor shutdown
- SEOUL AFP — The UN's nuclear watchdog confirmed Monday that North Korea has shut the reactor which produces bomb-making plutonium but the chief US negotiator forecast problems in persuading Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear ambitions. "Our inspectors are there. They verified the shutting down of the reactor yesterday," International...
- Research articles 2007-07-14
- Leader of UN inspection team in Beijing en route to NKorea
- BEIJING AFP — The leader of the UN inspection team to oversee the planned shutdown of North Korea's atomic reactor arrived in Beijing Monday, on his way to Pyongyang. International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA deputy director general for safeguards Olli Heinonen landed at Beijing airport shortly before 9:00 am...
- Research articles 2007-06-24
- UN agency wrapping up nuclear debate on Iran
- VIENNA AFP — The UN atomic agency was wrapping up a debate Thursday on Iran's nuclear programme after both the United States and Europe warned that new UN sanctions loom over fears Tehran seeks atomic weapons. "Iran continues to ignore its obligations and has not taken any steps to...
- Research articles 2007-06-14
- UN atomic agency calls on Iran to restore cooperation
- VIENNA AFP — UN nuclear watchdog called on Friday on Iran to reverse its decision to limit cooperation with its inspectors in retaliation for the recent tightening of UN sanctions. "I would urge your authorities to reconsider their decision," International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA director of external relations Vilmos...
- Research articles 2007-03-30
- UN atomic agency to meet on Iran, North Korea
- VIENNA AFP — The UN atomic agency meets this week in Vienna amidst some of the most intense diplomatic manoeuvring in years over Iran and North Korea's nuclear programmes. Western states are gearing up for a crackdown on Iran at the UN Security Council over its refusal to halt...
- Research articles 2007-03-04
- North Korea invites UN atomic agency chief to visit
- VIENNA AFP — UN atomic agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Friday he had been invited to North Korea to discuss implementing a landmark agreement aimed at curbing Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme. ElBaradei, who heads the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, described the invitation as "very much a step in...
- Research articles 2007-02-23
- Tehran vows to cooperate with UN atomic agency
- TEHRAN AFP — Iran has vowed to continue cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA despite the UN Security Council sanctions imposed over its nuclear programme. "It is not on Iran's agenda to halt cooperation with the IAEA," foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said Sunday. "Tehran's cooperation with...
- Research articles 2007-01-07
- Disarmament Committee holds organizational meeting debate will begin 2 October.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-29 September 2006-UN: Disarmament Committee holds organizational meeting debate will begin 2 OctoberC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28092006 The First Committee Disarmament and International Security, in an organizational meeting today, adopted its programme of work and agenda for the sixty-first...
- Research articles 2006-09-29
- Iraqi Nukes: Fallout From U.S. Strikes
- The administration may be making contingency plans to bomb Iran's nuclear sites if diplomacy fails. Apart from the geopolitical fallout of such a strike, there's reason to worry about the environmental impact. The International Atomic Energy Agency, which monitors Tehran's activities, is raising questions about dangers stemming from U.S. strikes...
- Research articles 2006-05-01
- Russia revives international nuclear waste depot plan
- MOSCOW AFP — Russia has revived plans for an international center for treating and storing nuclear waste, an official from the country's Rostekhnadzor atomic watchdog said. Russia was one of several industrial countries that wanted to build such a facility, the agency's head Konstantin Pulikovski told reporters at an...
- Research articles 2006-02-28
- UN nuclear agency to report on Iran
- VIENNA AFP — The UN atomic agency will file a progress report on Iran's disputed nuclear program ahead of an emergency meeting February 2, with a more detailed account coming in March, its director, Mohamed ElBaradei, said. The written report and meeting come at a time of escalating tensions...
- Research articles 2006-01-22
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- Pope Benedict XVI congratulated the International Atomic Energy Agency and its director general Mohamed El Baradei for winning the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, saying in a Dec. 13 telegram, "The service that you have given to the international community by promoting nuclear nonproliferation and by contributing to the process of...
- Research articles 2005-12-23
- UN agency probes whether SKorea plans plutonium work
- VIENNA AFP — The UN atomic agency has launched an investigation into whether South Korea plans to produce weapons-grade plutonium at a facility it is building, a diplomat told AFP. The pilot facility uses "pyrometallurgical processing" to make spent fuel into a compact and less radioactive form for storage,...
- Research articles 2005-12-19
- UN nuclear agency puts off referring Iran to Security Council
- VIENNA AFP — The UN nuclear watchdog put off taking Iran to the UN Security Council to give time for new Russian diplomacy but the United States warned that referral would happen soon if Tehran did not meet its non-proliferation obligations. The European Union, the lead nuclear negotiator with...
- Research articles 2005-11-24
- UN nuclear agency finalizing Iran report
- VIENNA AFP — UN atomic inspectors were putting the final touches on a report on Iran's nuclear program as EU negotiators rejected an offer by Russia to host a meeting aimed at resolving the standoff, diplomats said. The report is to be presented to a meeting in Vienna next...
- Research articles 2005-11-17
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