IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano during the 3rd Philippine Nuclear Congress in December 2015
Statement on the Passing of IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Director General Yukiya Amano of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
His leadership of the IAEA has seen the further strengthening of the Philippines' cooperation with the IAEA as well as its fellow Member States.
The Director General personifies the Agency's unceasing support for the development of nuclear science and technology in the country, as shown by his visits to the Philippines - first in 2010, twice in 2015, including the historic 3rd Philippine Nuclear Congress, and more recently in 2018.
Yet, meeting him both in the Philippines as well as in the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria showed that beyond being one of the world's foremost diplomats and the face of the world's nuclear watchdog, DG Amano as a person demonstrated such warmth and cordiality that never fails to leave an impression.
His legacy will live on through the IAEA's continued thrust towards Atoms for Peace and Development, and the continuous struggle to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, to which the Philippines commits its full support.
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano (middle), Ambassador Maria Cleofe Natividad, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the IAEA (left) and DOST-PNRI Director Dr. Carlo Arcilla (right) during the roundtable discussion (photo below) with members of the academe at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria on February 9, 2018.
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano during the 3rd Philippine Nuclear Congress in December 2015
