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13 January 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery Launches In Partnership With IAEA: ‘Good To Know’, First Nuclear Science Films On Discovery Channel

‘Good To Know’, a new educational videos series explaining how nuclear science can help solve global issues, is being launched today on Discovery Channel, as part of a new partnership with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The films will air in over 30 countries, reaching 44 million households across the entire Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Read more →

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10 January 2025

Strengthening Global Nuclear Emergency Preparedness: Registration Open for 2025 ConvEx-3 Exercise

The IAEA invites Member States to participate in the next ConvEx-3, the IAEA’s highest level and most complex emergency exercise. Read more →

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9 January 2025

Reduce, Reuse, Irradiate: IAEA Supports Partnerships in Asia and the Pacific to Recycle Plastic Waste

As accumulating plastic waste continues to threaten human health and life under water, experts and decision-makers in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have sought innovative, upstream solutions to reduce plastic waste and are now benefitting from IAEA support through the NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics) initiative. Read more →

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8 January 2025

Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Food and Agricultural Systems

Misuse of antimicrobials, particularly the overuse of antibiotics in livestock, contributes to the development of resistant bacteria. The IAEA and the FAO have worked to tackle transboundary animal diseases, including zoonotic diseases, for over 60 years. Read more →

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7 January 2025

Discover IAEA’s E-Learning Series on Safety Standards

An e-learning series on IAEA safety standards is now fully available online, fostering global awareness and effective application of the safety standards, which strengthen nuclear safety across diverse sectors. Read more →

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6 January 2025

Nigeria makes strides in cancer control, views decentralization of services to expand access

Nigeria has advanced its national cancer control programme in the last decade and is making steady progress towards expanding care for millions of people, an international assessment has found. Read more →

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