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  1. “I am confident that the States parties to the NPT, most of whom are also IAEA member States, will continue to derive great benefit from the work of the Agency. I hope that the 2020 NPT review conference will be a success and make an important contribution to strengthening international peace and security.”

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  2. “Our work in nuclear security is one of our high- priority issues. By helping prevent nuclear and other radioactive material from falling into the hands of terrorists or other criminals, the Agency makes an additional important contribution to international security. The next IAEA international conference on nuclear security will take place at the ministerial level in Vienna, in February 2020. By undertaking the activities that I have outlined, the IAEA delivers concrete results for the benefit of our 171 member States. Effective and efficient management has been the driving force behind the many achievements in which we take pride. I am working hard to increase the representation ofwomen, especially at senior levels, with a view to further strengthening our capability.”

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  3. “The Agency's latest annual projections show that nuclear power will continue to play a key role in the world's low-carbon energy mix. However, without significant progress on using the full potential of nuclear power, it will be difficult for the world to secure sufficient energy to achieve sustainable development and mitigate climate change. Utmost attention to safety and security is essential in all uses of nuclear and radiation technologies. Nuclear safety and security are national responsibilities, but the IAEA plays the central role in helping countries to cooperate effectively in those areas. We continue to assess the effectiveness ofthe Agency's peer reviews and advisory services in nuclear safety and security so that they can better support Member States in the application of IAEA safety standards and security guidance.”

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  4. “In fact, the IAEA helps countries to use nuclear science and technology to meet at least 9 of the 17 SDGs directly. The IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative, which was launched in 2010, provides additional funds for our technical cooperation activities. It has helped to raise over €140 million for around 300 projects that benefit more than 150 countries. I am grateful to all the countries that support that valuable initiative. Nuclear power can help address the twin challenges of ensuring reliable energy supplies and curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Today, nuclear power produces 10 per cent of the world's electricity, but when it comes to low-carbon electricity, nuclear power generates almost one-third of the global total.”

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  5. “The Agency helps to improve the health and prosperity of millions of people by making nuclear science and technology available in the areas of health care, food and agriculture, industry and many others. An extensive modernization of our nuclear applications laboratories at Seibersdorf, near Vienna, is nearly complete, thanks to generous contributions from many Member States. That will enable us to deliver improved services to member States to make food safer, improve control of harmful insect pests and maximize the benefits of new radiation technology for cancer treatment, to name just a few examples. Helping countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) by using relevant nuclear technology is an important part of our work.”

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  6. “In 2012, for example, the Agency provided background documentation to the facilitator for the United Nations conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction. It described the work undertaken by the IAEA and the experience gained concerning modalities for a zone free ofnuclear weapons in the Middle East. If requested by Member States, the IAEA can play a role in nuclear disarmament by sharing its experience in the implementation of verification. The IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme is the main vehicle for the transfer of nuclear technology, based on the Agency's Statute and on requests from Member States. While the focus of our technical cooperation work is on developing countries, we provide assistance to all IAEA member States.”

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  7. “Since 2017, the Agency has intensified its efforts to monitor the Democratic People's Republic of Korea nuclear programme and enhanced its readiness to undertake verification and monitoring activities in the country if a political agreement is reached among the countries concerned. Subject to the approval of our Board of Governors, we could respond within weeks to any request to send inspectors back to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Let me note briefly that the IAEA makes an important contribution to the establishment of a world free of nuclear weapons in a number of ways. We assist States in creating nuclear-weapon-free zones, which already cover vast regions of the world.”

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  8. “However, it is very important that any agreement on denuclearization be accompanied by an effective and sustainable verification mechanism. With its long experience and well-established practices, the IAEA is the only international organization that can verify and monitor denuclearization in an impartial, independent and objective manner. That would help to make the implementation of any agreement sustainable. It would also contribute to the denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner, as required by numerous resolutions of the Security Council.”

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  9. “Since 2009, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has announced on five separate occasions that it had conducted a nuclear test, in addition to the one announced in 2006. Activities at some facilities continued or developed further over the past year, while some other facilities appeared not to be operating. I report regularly to our Board on those activities. Without access, however, the Agency cannot confirm the nature and purpose of those activities. The IAEA closely follows international developments on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea nuclear issue. We hope that these processes will lead to an agreement and to the implementation of concrete denuclearization measures. The Agency does not have a role in political negotiations among the countries concerned.”

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  10. “The Agency continues to monitor the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear programme and evaluate all safeguards-relevant information available to it, including open-source information and satellite imagery. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear programme has significantly expanded over the past 10 years. The country announced in 2009 that it would start uranium enrichment and build a light-water reactor. It announced in 2013 that it would take measures to readjust and restart all the nuclear facilities in Yongbyon. The Agency has since then observed indications of the operation of the 5 -megawatt reactor and reprocessing plant, the extension of the building housing the reported centrifuge enrichment facility, and the construction of the light-water reactor.”

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  11. “I have stated in my regular reports to the Board that Iran is implementing those commitments. It is essential that Iran continue to fully implement them. Our inspectors have had access to all the sites and locations in Iran that they needed to visit. The Agency continues to verify the non-diversion of nuclear material declared by Iran under its NPT Safeguards Agreement. Evaluations regarding the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran continue. The implementation in Iran of the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement, the Additional Protocol and additional transparency measures under the JCPOA amounts to the most robust verification system in existence anywhere in the world. It is almost 10 years since IAEA inspectors were required to leave North Korea.”

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  12. “I presented a final assessment on past and present outstanding issues regarding Iran's nuclear programme to the IAEA Board of Governors in December 2015. I stated that Iran had conducted a range of activities relevant to the development of a nuclear-explosive device before the end of 2003. However, those activities did not advance beyond feasibility and scientific studies and the acquisition of certain relevant technical competences and capabilities. I also stated that we had no credible indications of activities in Iran relevant to the development of a nuclear-explosive device after 2009. The Agency has been verifying and monitoring Iran's implementation of its nuclear-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) since January 2016.”

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  13. “I also ask all countries that have not yet done so to bring into force and implement additional protocols. The steady increase in the amount of nuclear material and the number of nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards, along with continuing pressure on our regular budget, are among the key challenges facing the Agency today. Under the IAEA Statute, inspections must be financed through the regular budget. For some years, our regular budget has had close to zero increases - this year it has actually been cut. If our regular budget continues to suffer cuts in the coming years, it could seriously affect our nuclear- verification activities. The nuclear programmes of Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea remain among the top items on the Agency's agenda. The IAEA has focused on Iran's nuclear activities since 2002.”

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  14. “In 1997, the IAEA Board of Governors approved the model additional protocol. This is a powerful verification tool that gives the Agency broader access to information about all parts ofa State's nuclear fuel cycle. It also gives our inspectors greater access to sites and locations, in some cases with as little as two hours' notice. In 2009, when I became IAEA Director General, only 94 countries were implementing the additional protocols; today 134 countries have brought them into force, which is very encouraging. However, the combination of comprehensive safeguards agreements and additional protocols needs to become universal. I encourage States parties to the NPT without comprehensive safeguards agreements in force to bring such agreements into force without delay.”

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  15. “With our atoms for peace and development mandate, the Agency has supported the United Nations in all NPT review conferences. I believe that our dual role of nuclear verification and assisting with peaceful uses is highly relevant to States parties to the NPT. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) now implements safeguards in 182 countries, 179 of which are NPT States parties. Non-nuclear-weapon States are required under the NPT to conclude a comprehensive safeguards agreement with the IAEA They must declare all nuclear material in peaceful nuclear activities. The safeguards conclusions drawn by the Agency, which are based on our independent verification and findings, provide credible assurance to the international community that States are abiding by their safeguards obligations.”

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  16. “Mr. Amano: Let me begin by thanking you, Sir, for taking the initiative to host this important meeting on strengthening the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). As Council members know, the most recent NPT Review Conference in 2015 did not reach consensus on a final document. The previous final document, in 2010, recognized that, "IAEA safeguards are a fundamental component of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, play an indispensable role in the implementation of the Treaty and help to create an environment conducive to nuclear cooperation" (NPT/CONE2010/50 (Vol. I), Part], para. 11). It also underlined the role of the Agency in assisting developing countries in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.”

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