The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a United-Nations-related organization, is the world’s central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the nuclear field, and contributor to international peace and security. It works for the safe, secure, and peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology, contributing to international peace and security, and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Supporting this mission, the U.S. Support Program to the IAEA assists the IAEA in its mission to provide credible assurances to the international community that member states are honoring their nuclear non-proliferation obligations. Specifically, it provides financial, technical, and human resource support for tasks targeted to resolve technical safeguards issues and improve verification tools.