About IAEA

• Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
• Genesis: Established in 1957 as an autonomous international organisation within the UN. 
• Motto: Atoms for Peace and Development
• Members: 180 (India is a member)
  • North Korea: Joined in 1974, withdrew in 1994
• General Conference: All member states meet annually in Vienna. 
• Recognition: Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 for promoting peaceful nuclear use and global safety
• IAEA and NPT: The IAEA is not a member of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) but plays a key verification responsibilities under the Treaty.
  • Each non-nuclear-weapon State party is required under NPT to conclude a comprehensive safeguards agreement (CSA)with the IAEA to enable the IAEA to verify the fulfilment of their obligation.

About NPT 

• The NPT is a binding international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology.
• It came into force in 1970 and was extended indefinitely in 1995. 
• So far, 191 countries have joined, including all five recognized nuclear-weapon states (China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US).
  • India, Israel, and Pakistan have never joined, while North Korea withdrew in 2003.