Vienna: The IAEA will hold a Board of Governors meeting from 8 to 12 September 2025 at the Vienna International Centre, beginning at 00 CEST on Monday, 8 September in Board Room C, Building C, 4th floor, and the Board meeting is closed to the press.

According to EMM, a live video stream of the press conference will be available, and the IAEA will provide video footage of the press conference and the Director General’s opening statement and will make photos available on Flickr.

Board discussions are expected to include, among others: nuclear and radiation safety; Nuclear Security Report 2025; strengthening the Agency’s activities related to nuclear science, technology and applications; verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of United Nations Security Council resolution 2231 (2015); application of safeguards in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic; NPT Safeguards Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran; nuclear safety, security and safeguards in Ukraine; transfer of the nuclear materials in the context of AUKUS and its safeguards in all aspects under the NPT; application of IAEA safeguards in the Middle East; staffing of the Agency’s Secretariat and women in the Secretariat.

There will be a photo opportunity with the IAEA Director General and the Chair of the Board, Ambassador Matilda Aku Alomatu Osei-Agyeman of Ghana, before the start of the Board meeting, on 8 September at 10:00 CEST in Board Room C, in the C building in the VIC.

The Press Room of the M building ground floor will be available as a press working area, starting from 09:00 CEST on 8 September.

All journalists interested in covering the meeting in person, including those with permanent accreditation, are requested to inform the IAEA Press Office of their plans. Journalists without permanent accreditation must send copies of their passport and press ID to the IAEA Press Office by 12:00 CEST on Friday, 5 September. The IAEA encourages those journalists who do not yet have permanent accreditation to request it at UNIS Vienna.