A/RES/61/8 GA

United Nations A/RES/61/8 General Assembly Distr.: General 5 December 2006 Sixty-first session Agenda item 81 06-49491 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 30 October 2006 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/61/L.9 and Add.1)] 61/8. Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency The General Assembly, Having received the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency for 2005,1 Taking note of the statement by 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 2006, 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(50)/RES/10A on measures to strengthen international cooperation in nuclear, radiation and transport safety and waste management; GC(50)/RES/10B on transport safety; GC(50)/RES/11 on progress on measures to protect against nuclear and radiological terrorism; GC(50)/RES/12 on strengthening of the Agency’s technical cooperation activities; GC(50)/RES/13 on strengthening the Agency’s activities related to nuclear science, technology and applications, comprising GC(50)/RES/13A on non-power nuclear applications, GC(50)/RES/13B on nuclear power applications and GC(50)/RES/13C on nuclear knowledge; GC(50)/RES/14 on strengthening the effectiveness and improving the efficiency of the safeguards system and application of the Model Additional Protocol; GC(50)/RES/15 on the implementation of the Agreement between the Agency and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for the application of _______________ 1 International Atomic Energy Agency, The Annual Report for 2005 (GC(50)/4); transmitted to the members of the General Assembly by a note by the Secretary-General (A/61/266). 2 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-first Session, Plenary Meetings, 42nd meeting (A/61/PV.42), and corrigendum. A/RES/61/8 2 safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; GC(50)/RES/16 on the application of Agency safeguards in the Middle East; and decisions GC(50)/DEC/11 on the amendment to article XIV.A of the Statute and GC(50)/DEC/12 on the amendment to article VI of the Statute, adopted on 22 September 2006 by the General Conference of the Agency at its fiftieth 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. Appeals to Member States to continue to support the activities of the Agency; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Director General of the Agency the records of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly relating to the activities of the Agency. 43rd plenary meeting 30 October 2006 _______________ 3 See International Atomic Energy Agency, Resolutions and Other Decisions of the General Conference, Fiftieth Regular Session, 18–22 September 2006 (GC(50)/RES/DEC(2006)).

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