A/RES/60/6 GA

United Nations A/RES/60/6 General Assembly Distr.: General 1 December 2005 Sixtieth session Agenda item 84 05-48790 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 31 October 2005 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/60/L.13 and Add.1)] 60/6. Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency The General Assembly, Having received the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency for 2004,1 Taking note of the statement of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency,2 in which he provided additional information on the main developments in the activities of the Agency during 2005, Recognizing the importance of the work of the Agency, Recognizing also the cooperation between the United Nations and the Agency and the Agreement governing the relationship between the United Nations and the Agency as approved by the General Conference of the Agency 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 International Atomic Energy Agency;1 2. Takes note of resolutions GC(49)/RES/9A on measures to strengthen international cooperation in nuclear, radiation and transport safety and waste management, GC(49)/RES/9B on transport safety, GC(49)/RES/10A on progress on measures to protect against nuclear and radiological terrorism, GC(49)/RES/10B on amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, GC(49)/RES/11 on strengthening of the Agency’s technical cooperation activities, GC(49)/RES/12A on strengthening the Agency’s activities related to nuclear science, technology and applications, GC(49)/RES/12B on the use of isotope hydrology for water resources management, GC(49)/RES/12C on the Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy, GC(49)/RES/12D on support to the African Union’s Pan-African Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Eradication Campaign, GC(49)/RES/12E on the plan for producing potable water economically using small and medium-sized _______________ 1 International Atomic Energy Agency, The Annual Report for 2004 (GC(49)/5); transmitted to the members of the General Assembly by a note by the Secretary-General (A/60/204). 2 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixtieth Session, Plenary Meetings, 40th meeting (A/60/PV.40), and corrigendum. A/RES/60/6 2 nuclear reactors, GC(49)/RES/12F on Agency activities in the development of innovative nuclear technology, GC(49)/RES/12G on approaches to supporting nuclear power infrastructure development, GC(49)/RES/13 on strengthening the effectiveness and improving the efficiency of the safeguards system and application of the Model Additional Protocol, GC(49)/RES/14 on the implementation of the Agreement between the Agency and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for the application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, GC(49)/RES/15 on the application of Agency safeguards in the Middle East, GC(49)/RES/16A on staffing of the Agency’s secretariat, and GC(49)/RES/16B on women in the secretariat, and decisions GC(49)/DEC/11 on Israeli nuclear capabilities and threat, GC(49)/DEC/12 on the amendment to article VI of the Statute, and GC(49)/DEC/13 on the amendment to article XIV.A of the Statute, adopted on 30 September 2005 by the General Conference of the Agency at its forty-ninth regular session;3 3. Reaffirms its strong support for the indispensable role of the Agency 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. Welcomes resolution GC(49)/RES/2 approving the appointment of Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei as Director General of the Agency until 30 November 2009; 5. Also welcomes the award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2005 to the Agency and its Director General, Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way; 6. Appeals to Member States to continue to support the activities of the Agency; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Director General of the Agency the records of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly relating to the activities of the Agency. 41st plenary meeting 31 October 2005 _______________ 3 See International Atomic Energy Agency, Resolutions and Other Decisions of the General Conference, Forty-ninth Regular Session, 26–30 September 2005 (GC(49)/RES/DEC(2005)).

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