International Atomic Energy Agency 

Selected media campaigns and press releases

Chernobyl: The True Scale of the Accident

20 Years Later a UN Report Provides Definitive Answers and Ways to Repair Lives

A total of up to four thousand people could eventually die of radiation exposure from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident nearly 20 years ago, an international team of more than 100 scientists has concluded.

Partners: International Atomic Energy Agency, World Health Organization, United Nations Development Programme

Media Reach: global audience of 850 million

Calculating the New Global Nuclear Terrorism Threat

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says that the ruthlessness of the September 11 attacks has alerted the world to the potential of nuclear terrorism – making it “far more likely” that terrorists could target nuclear facilities, nuclear material and radioactive sources worldwide.

Media Reach: global audience of 500 million

Campaign Launched to Eliminate Tsetse Fly, Which Has Turned Much of Africa into a “Green Desert”

A new campaign to control the deadly tsetse fly in Africa, parasitic carrier of sleeping sickness, has been launched by the Organization of African Unity

Media Reach: global audience of 300 million