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Update 191 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

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IAEA Task Force Says ALPS Treated Water Release is Progressing as Planned During First Mission to Japan Since Water Discharge Began

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25 October 2023

Update 190 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

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IAEA Chief Meets Prime Minister Modi: Fostering India-IAEA Ties Across Diverse Sectors

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24 October 2023

IAEA Mission Finds Progress in Nuclear and Radiation Safety in Australia, Notes Areas for Improvement

<p style="color:#808080">Plastic waste at Galapagos coast, Ecuador (Photo: F. Oberhaensli/IAEA) </p><p>
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Sunlight, wind and waves break down plastic debris into smaller and smaller pieces that eventually become microplastics. Exfoliants in the health and beauty industry and the synthetic fibres used in clothes and textiles also contribute to microplastic pollution. Microplastics harm marine life – they are ingested by sea animals that mistake them for food. This then enters the human food chain.
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Learn how the IAEA and its partners are helping scientists to improve how they measure this phenomenon worldwide, through an example of IAEA technical cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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<p style="color:#808080">(Text: Andrea Galindo)</p>

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24 October 2023

Cooperation is Key: Training Experts to Support Evidence-Based Decision Making Around the Management of Microplastics in the Ocean

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23 October 2023

Malta Signs its Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2024–2028

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23 October 2023

Africa's First IAEA Collaborating Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics

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23 October 2023

International Exercise Builds Resilience for Emergency Preparedness

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20 October 2023

Update 189 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

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20 October 2023

IAEA Samples Marine Environment Near Fukushima Daiichi

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19 October 2023

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Update 191 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

IAEA Task Force Says ALPS Treated Water Release is Progressing as Planned During First Mission to Japan Since Water Discharge Began

Update 190 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

IAEA Chief Meets Prime Minister Modi: Fostering India-IAEA Ties Across Diverse Sectors

IAEA Mission Finds Progress in Nuclear and Radiation Safety in Australia, Notes Areas for Improvement

Cooperation is Key: Training Experts to Support Evidence-Based Decision Making Around the Management of Microplastics in the Ocean

Malta Signs its Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2024–2028

Africa's First IAEA Collaborating Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics

International Exercise Builds Resilience for Emergency Preparedness

Update 189 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

IAEA Samples Marine Environment Near Fukushima Daiichi

Prioritizing Childhood and Cervical Cancer in Papua New Guinea

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