Sixty-second session Agenda item 87 Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America and Uruguay: draft resolution Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency The General Assembly, Having received the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for 2006, Taking note of the statement by the Director General of the IAEA, in which he provided additional information on the main developments in the activities of the IAEA during 2007, Recognizing the importance of the work of the IAEA, Recognizing also the cooperation between the United Nations and the IAEA and the Agreement governing the relationship between the United Nations and the IAEA as approved by the General Conference of the IAEA on 23 October 1957 and by the General Assembly in the annex to its resolution 1145 (XII) of 14 November 1957, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the IAEA;_Ref180924059 \h \* MERGEFORMAT 1 2. Takes note of resolutions GC(51)/RES/11A on measures to strengthen international cooperation in nuclear, radiation and transport safety and waste management and GC(51)/RES/11B on transport safety; GC(51)/RES/12 on progress on measures to protect against nuclear and radiological terrorism; GC(51)/RES/13 on strengthening of the Agency’s technical cooperation activities; GC(51)/RES/14 on strengthening the Agency’s activities related to nuclear science, technology and applications, comprising GC(51)/RES/14A on non-power nuclear applications and GC(51)/RES/14B on nuclear power applications; GC(51)/RES/15 on strengthening the effectiveness and improving the efficiency of the safeguards system and application of the Model Additional Protocol; GC(51)/RES/16 on the implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement between the Agency and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; GC(51)/RES/17 on the application of IAEA safeguards in the Middle East; GC(51)/RES/18 on personnel comprising GC(51)/RES/18A on staffing of the Agency’s secretariat and GC(51)/RES/18B on women in the secretariat; and decisions GC(51)/DEC/13 on the amendment to Article VI of the Statute, and GC(51)/DEC/14, on the amendment to Article XIV.A of the Statute, adopted by the General Conference of the IAEA at its fifty-first regular session on 17-21 September 2007; 3. Reaffirms its strong support for the indispensable role of the IAEA in encouraging and assisting the development and practical application of atomic energy for peaceful uses, in technology transfer to developing countries and in nuclear safety, verification and security; 4. Appeals to Member States to continue to support the activities of the IAEA; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Director General of the IAEA the records of the sixty-second session of the General Assembly relating to the activities of the IAEA. ** Second reissue for technical reasons. International Atomic Energy Agency, The Annual Report for 2006 (GC(51)/5); transmitted to the members of the General Assembly by a note by the Secretary-General (A/62/258). See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-second Session, Plenary Meetings, ____ meeting (A/62/PV.__). See International Atomic Energy Agency, Resolutions and Other Decisions of the General Conference, Fifty-first Regular Session, 17-21 September 2007 (GC(51)/RES/DEC(2007)). __________________ __________________  sss1 \* MERGEFORMAT A/62/L.5 sss1 \* MERGEFORMAT A/62/L.5 FooterJN \* MERGEFORMAT 07-55761 \* MERGEFORMAT 2 \* MERGEFORMAT 2 FooterJN \* MERGEFORMAT 07-55761 United Nations A/62/L.5** General Assembly Distr.: Limited 26 October 2007 Original: English 07-55761** (E) 261007 Barcode \* MERGEFORMAT *0755761*