42nd IAEA General Conference

Ghana, Ambassador Agnes Y. Aggrey-Orleans, Head of Delegation:

The Ambassador’s statement opened by stating that the IAEA needs to work more closely with other related institutions to ensure that technological know-how does not become an instrument employed to destroy humankind. It appealed to both Nuclear Weapon States (NWS) and Non-Nuclear Weapon States (NNWS) to work together for eventual complete nuclear disarmament. While the Agency makes efforts to establish nuclear-weapon-free-zones in the Middle East and other regions, equal attention should be given to the destruction of stockpiles of nuclear weapons. The rapidly increasing global population calls for the augmentation of water and food resources. The peaceful application of nuclear energy should enable us to explore potential global needs. The statement urged the Agency to accelerate implementation of resolutions on the technical and economic evaluation of potable water production through desalination of seawater. In other fields, the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) and the Agency are working closely together, and the Commission promotes research and development on application of nuclear and radioisotope techniques and in the field of biotechnology. The first-ever and, therefore, historic conditioning of spent radium sources in Africa took place in Ghana last year. The project was carried out by a team of experts from South Africa within the framework of AFRA in cooperation with the IAEA, the South African Government and the GAEC. The statement expressed appreciation for the initiative of the South African Government and the enormous contribution of the Agency to the project.

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Ghana, Ambassador Agnes Y. Aggrey-Orleans, Head of Delegation:



The Ambassador’s statement opened by stating that the IAEA needs to work more closely with other related institutions to ensure that technological know-how does not become an instrument employed to destroy humankind. It appealed to both Nuclear Weapon States (NWS) and Non-Nuclear Weapon States (NNWS) to work together for eventual complete nuclear disarmament. While the Agency makes efforts to establish nuclear-weapon-free-zones in the Middle East and other regions, equal attention should be given to the destruction of stockpiles of nuclear weapons. The rapidly increasing global population calls for the augmentation of water and food resources. The peaceful application of nuclear energy should enable us to explore potential global needs. The statement urged the Agency to accelerate implementation of resolutions on the technical and economic evaluation of potable water production through desalination of seawater. In other fields, the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) and the Agency are working closely together, and the Commission promotes research and development on application of nuclear and radioisotope techniques and in the field of biotechnology. The first-ever and, therefore, historic conditioning of spent radium sources in Africa took place in Ghana last year. The project was carried out by a team of experts from South Africa within the framework of AFRA in cooperation with the IAEA, the South African Government and the GAEC. The statement expressed appreciation for the initiative of the South African Government and the enormous contribution of the Agency to the project.