In Vienna the IAA Ministerial Conference

(ANSA) - VIENNA, 29 NOV - The Ministerial Conference organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the role of nuclear science, technology and applications in addressing major global challenges - including health, food security, water management and climate change - and on the contribution of international cooperation in these areas to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals took place from 26 to 28 November at the Vienna International Centre.
    Ambassador Debora Lepre addressed the plenary, reiterating Italy's support for the Agency in the broad spectrum of areas in which the peaceful use of atomic energy contributes to improving the quality of life. She then attended the inaugural ceremony on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the IAEA-FAO Joint Centre, in the presence of the two Director Generals, Rafael Mariano Grossi and Qu Dongyu, as well as a ministerial panel focused on innovative forms of partnership between Member States, the private sector and academia.
    Playing a leading role in several dialogue sessions, Italy also co-organised two fringe events, in the field of scientific research, together with the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, and food security, as co-chair of the Group of Friends of Food Security.