 The IAEA Board of Governors is meeting this week at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria. In his opening statement, Director-General Yuki Yamano expressed his concern about the nuclear program of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It is deeply relatable that the DPRK has shown no indication that it is willing to comply with the UN Security Council resolutions adopted in response to its two nuclear tests last year. The Director-General briefed member states on issues including nuclear verification in Iran. The agency continues to verify the non-divergent nuclear material declared by Iran under its safeguards agreement. Evaluations regarding the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran continue. His statement also highlighted the importance of nuclear power to produce reliable low-carbon electricity in the future. Nuclear power contributes significantly to meeting in the gold set under the Paris Agreement of holding the increase in global temperature well below 2 degrees centigrade above pre-industrial levels. The Board of Governors meets five times a year. It plays an important role in the IAEA's policymaking. From Vienna, Austria, this is Alexandra Anapanich reporting for the IAEA.