Peaceful Uses Initiative and Technical Cooperation

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Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Science and Technology and Technical Cooperation

Nuclear science and technology has been making unique and significant contributions in addressing global challenges such as climate change, energy security, and global development. The IAEA technical cooperation (TC) programme is the main mechanism through which the IAEA helps Member States to build, strengthen and maintain capacities in utilizing nuclear technologies in a safe, secure and peaceful manner, particularly for sustainable socio-economic development.
How Nuclear Technology Contributes to Development in the South – Interview with Kwaku Aning- DDG Technical Cooperation, discussing the work of the IAEA.
http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/videos/how-nuclear-technology-contributes-development-south-%E2%80%93-interview-kwaku

IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative (PUI)

The IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative (PUI), since its launch in 2010, has become an important vehicle to raise extra budgetary contributions for IAEA activities in the peaceful uses of nuclear technology. Japan has contributed more than 12 million US dollars to the PUI, and supported the IAEA’s projects in the areas of food and agriculture, water management and environmental protection, human health including cancer control, nuclear safety and radiation protection and nuclear infrastructure development.
http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/focus/peaceful-uses-initiative

The Practical Export Control Workshop was hosted by the Wassenaar Arrangement as part of its 20^th Anniversary programs and held at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna on 27 and 28 June 2016. More than 100 government representatives from 46 countries participated in the technically focused Practical Workshop.

Workshop speakers included the 2016 WA Plenary Chair Ambassador Anu Laamanen (Finland), 2016 WA General Working Group Chair Ambassador Paul Beijer (Sweden), 2015-2016 WA Experts Group Chair Robertas Rosinas (Lithuania), 2016 WA Licensing and Enforcement Officers Meeting Chair Jon Erik Strömö (Norway), as well as the Head of the WA Secretariat, Ambassador Philip Griffiths. The WA control lists as well as export licensing and enforcement topics were covered during the two days.

The following link from WA’s webpage contains more details:
http://www.wassenaar.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/June-2016-Workshop-media-release.pdf