Iran announces its removal of IAEA seals on safeguarded equipment and material related to uranium enrichment at Natanz; the IAEA Board holds a special meeting. African leaders declare support for the IAEA-backed cancer control campaign. Japan and the United Nations commit US $1.76 million to a joint IAEA/FAO project targeting the tsetse fly in Ethiopia. Argentina cites the IAEA/FAO’s joint work helping the country achieve its goal of expanded export markets for fruit declared free of the costly Medfly. The Chernobyl Forum reports on what’s known about the accident 20 years later. The IAEA supports an operation to safely ship radioactive neutron sources from three African countries to the United States. A report outlines possible ways forward to guarantee countries´ supplies of nuclear fuel, while minimizing proliferation risks. Nuclear power’s role in the future energy mix is a focus in Asia.Monaco´s Prince Albert and IAEA Director General ElBaradei join to open a special exhibit on nuclear technologies for the environment. IAEA Director General ElBaradei says he deeply regrets, and expresses serious concern, about the reported nuclear test by North Korea. Ban Ki-moon of the Republic of Korea becomes the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations.