Project profile — Supporting professional development and international cooperation on nuclear security

• Mexico (0.00%)
• Chile (0.00%)
• Tajikistan (0.00%)
• Malaysia (0.00%)
• Morocco (0.00%)
• Egypt (0.00%)

• Developing countries, unspecified (100.00%)

• Conflict Prevention And Resolution, Peace And Security: Security system management and reform (15210) (0.00%)
• Unallocated/ Unspecified: Sectors not specified (99810) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This project provides funding to the Professional Development and International Cooperation section of the Nuclear Security division of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to provide a coordinated education and training program that meets the requirements of Member States.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) supported the Nuclear Security Support Centre (NSSC) in Chile; (2) provided radiation detection equipment to Egypt and Malaysia; (3) conducted needs assessment for NSSCs in Mexico, Morocco, the Philippines and Tajikistan; and (4) provided training to support a North African regional NSSC.

Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2021) include: (1) the IAEA conducted a National Workshop on Human Resource and Training Needs Analysis in the Area of Nuclear Security in April 2016 in Chile; (2) procured a range of radiation detection equipment in 2018 and 2020 for the Egyptian Nuclear Security and Support Centre (NSSC); (3) in Malaysia, purchased and delivered a radiation portal monitor to the NSSC, a pilot “train the trainers” course for front line officers on nuclear security detection was developed in May 2017 and was convened for regional stakeholders in September 2017; (4) an expert mission to discuss Mexico's development of a NSSC took place in March 2017; (5) in Morocco, a French-language regional workshop on nuclear security was held in October 2017 to promote awareness of nuclear security and to enhance nuclear security infrastructure in Francophone African countries; and (6) in Tajikistan, an expert mission on enhancing its NSSC took place in April 2016.

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