GS Paper 2:
Syllabus: Important International Institutions.
Context:
The International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors has passed a resolution calling on Iran to fully cooperate with the UN inspectors’ investigation into three undeclared sites.
- The resolution was submitted by the UK, France, Germany and the US to the IAEA and was backed by 30 countries.
- Only Russia and China opposed the move. Iran condemned the resolution.
Why it matters?
It’s the first resolution of its kind passed in two years and comes after 10 weeks of stalemate in the indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.
About IAEA:
- Set up as the world’s “Atoms for Peace” organization in 1957 within the United Nations family.
- Reports to both the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.
- Headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
Functions:
- Works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies.
- Seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons.
Programs:
- Program of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT).
- Human Health Program.
- Water Availability Enhancement Project.
- International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles, 2000.
InstaLinks:
Prelims Link:
- What is JCPOA? Signatories.
- Iran and its neighbours.
- What is IAEA? Relation with the UN.
Mains Link:
Why is Iran nuclear deal significant for India and the world? Discuss.
Q. 3) Consider the following statements:
- IAEA was Set up as the world’s “Atoms for Peace” organization in 1957 within the United Nations family.
- It reports to both the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- 1 only.
- 2 only.
- Both.
- None.
Sources: the Hindu.
