Eleven countries have been newly elected to serve on the 35-member?IAEA Board of Governors?for the 2025–2026 period. The election took place on Friday 19 September, at the plenary session of the 69th IAEA General Conference.?

The newly elected Board members are the following: Belgium, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania, Niger, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia and Togo.?

For the 2025–2026 period, the new composition of the IAEA Board will be as follows: ?Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Morocco, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Niger, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, Togo, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.??

The Board of Governors is one of the two policy-making bodies of the IAEA, along with the annual General Conference of IAEA Member States.?The Board will meet on Monday, 22 September, to elect its officers.?