Background document prepared by the IAEA at the 4th session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Background document prepared by the IAEA at the 4th session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction.

The document provides background information of the UAEA and its role under nuclear weapon free zone treaties and regional verification agreement, and work previously undertaken by the IAEA in the region.