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1995 : Bosnia and Herzegovina (ii) The IAEA had its origin in a proposal made to
1996 : Georgia the General Assembly on December 8, 1953 by
1997 : Latvia, Malta, Republic of Moldova the President of the United States, suggesting the
establishment of a world organization devoted
1998 : Burkina Faso exclusively to the peaceful uses of atomic energy.
1999 : Angola, Benin The general lines of that proposal were unani-
2000 : Tajikistan mously endorsed by the General Assembly on
2001 : Azerbaijan, Central African Republic December 4, 1954.
2002 : Eritrea, Botswana The General Conference
2003 : Honduras, Seychelles, Kyrgyzstan The General Conference of IAEA member states
meets annually.
2004 : Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Togo
2005 : Chad Board of Governors
2006 : Belize, Malawi, Montenegro, Mozambique The Board of Governors is composed of 35 member
states, as designated and elected by the General
2007 : Palau
Conference. The Board meets at IAEA headquarters
Salient Facts in Vienna five times per yearin March and June,
twice in September and in December.
(i) The IAEA is the worlds centre of cooperation in
the nuclear field. It was set up as the worlds Member States
Atoms for Peace organization within the United The IAEA has 144 member States.
Nations Family. P.Darpan