"NUCLEAR ENERGY"

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.

The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said that “it is obvious that military activity is increasing” around the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, in Ukraine, and that “every possible measure and precaution should be taken so that it is not attacked and can be protected”. IAEA

The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said today that, for the agency, “the first priority in the world at this point in time is to avoid a nuclear accident with serious radiological consequences in a nuclear power plant that has been shelled several times.” IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Rafael Grossi called “to exclude nuclear facilities from any military action.” IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Rafael Grossi inaugurated the IAEA Support and Assistance Mission in Chornobyl (ISAMICH), site of the 1986 accident in northern Ukraine. IAEA

Security Council urges Iran to abide by commitments under Joint Nuclear Plan, United States to lift sanctions against country, in kickstarting talks.

Economic and Social Council adopts controversial draft resolution to remove Iran from Commission on Status of Women, emphasizing lack of rights in country.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Rafael Grossi urged the IAEA Board of Governors to support efforts to establish a nuclear safety and security protection zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and said, “if we believe in nuclear safety and security, then your voices in support of this must be heard." IAEA