"INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY - IAEA"

A UN spokesperson said UN chief Antonio Guterres is concerned by reports that Iran had surpassed the limits on its low enriched uranium stockpile set in the nuclear agreement reached in 2015 known as the JCPOA adding that such actions “would not help preserve the Plan nor secure the tangible economic benefit for the Iranian people.” UNIFEED

Amid rising tensions in Persian Gulf, speakers in Security Council urge Iran, United States to maintain hard-won achievements of 2015 nuclear deal at 8564th meeting.

Informal comments to the media by Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on supporting the non-proliferation treaty ahead of the 2020 Review Conference.

New approach crucial for eliminating atomic bombs, speakers tell Security Council, warning dangerous rhetoric about nuclear weapons use is eroding disarmament gains at 8500th meeting.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing the Security Council on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, said the post-Cold War disarmament and arms control framework “is eroding,” and as a result, “the prospect of the use of nuclear weapons is higher than it has been in generations.” UNIFEED

The UN’s nuclear watchdog IAEA stated that the Agency has continued to monitor the DPRK’s nuclear programme, "using open source information and satellite imagery" and "has not observed any indications of the operation of the 5MW(e) reactor since early December 2018." IAEA

Diwali Stamp “The Power of One” Award Ceremony (A/RES/69/250) (co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Belarus, Georgia and India, and the Diwali Foundation USA, Inc., in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Greece, France, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam, the Permanent Observer of State of Palestine, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)-New York)

United Nations nuclear watchdog (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano called on North Korea to fully comply with its international nuclear obligations and to cooperate promptly with his Agency to resolve all outstanding issues. IAEA

General Assembly hails International Atomic Energy Agency’s vital role in ensuring global security, as delegates urge universal respect for safeguards at 34th plenary meeting.