OBIT / IAEA AMANO

The head of the UN body that oversees nuclear activities across the world has died aged 72. Amano, a Japanese national and head of the IAEA since 2009, had been due to step down next March amid reports of an unspecified illness. UNIFEED

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STORY: OBIT / IAEA AMANO
TRT: 01:00
SOURCE: UNIFEED / IAEA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: FILE

Shotlist

04 MARCH 2019, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

1. Wide shot, IAEA Board of Governors
2. Various shots, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano addressing Board of Governors

23 AUGUST 2017, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

3. Various shots, Amano meeting United States UN Ambassador Nikki Haley

18 FEBRUARY 2014, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

4. Various shots, Amano meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

02 APRIL 2019, NEW YORK CITY

5. Wide shot, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano walks up to the Security Council dais
6. Med shot, Amano addressing Council
7. Wide shot, Council

Storyline

The head of the UN body that oversees nuclear activities across the world has died aged 72, it was announced today (22 Jul).
Amano, a Japanese national and head of the IAEA since 2009, had been due to step down next March amid reports of an unspecified illness.
UN chief António Guterres paid tribute on Twitter to "his remarkable contributions to the peaceful use of nuclear technology and his commitment to multilateralism". He said that commitment "will be remembered by all of us, who had the privilege of knowing him."
In a letter to the agency’s Board of Governors announcing his decision to resign, Amano wrote that over the past decade, IAEA had delivered “concrete results” to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, in line with its mandate.

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Production Date: 22 July 2019
• Creator: UNIFEED
• Alternate Title: unifeed190722c
• Subject Topical: NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
• Subject Name: YUKIYA AMANO
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY - IAEA
• MAMS Id: 2424400
• Parent Id: 2424400