Arab Atomic Energy AGency (AAEA) Member States:
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, KSA, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
Along with all AAEA Member States these countries are members of ANNuR:
Algeria, Comoros, Djibuti, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, UAE
The ANNuR shall function through the following organs:
- The Plenary will discuss and report on the ANNuR strategic action plan. The
Plenary shall be organized in Vienna in connection with the IAEA General
conference. The Head of delegations or regulatory authorities are encouraged to
attend the plenary meeting.
- The Steering Committee chairperson will be appointed for two years rotating
mandate. The chairperson will be elected by consensus according to the Arabic
alphabetic order and will lead activities and act as spokesperson of ANNuR.
- The Thematic working group coordinators shall ensure the coordination of the
activities carried out within the groups and report to the steering committee on
the achievements. They shall send an annual report to the Steering Committee no later than 1 February.
- Thematic working groups members shall be officially nominated by ANNuR Member States
- A secretariat for the Steering committee will be carried out by the Arab Atomic Energy Agency
- The IAEA will act as a secretariat for the working groups and will cooperate closely with the AAEA
•To enhance, strengthen and harmonize the regulatory infrastructure among the Arab countries
•To provide mechanisms for ANNuR to be an effective and efficient, internationally recognized network for exchange of regulatory experiences and practices among the nuclear regulatory bodies in Arab states
•To interact positively with other international and regional networks as well as GNSSF