The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) came into being on 29 July 1957. Its headquarters is located in the Austrian capital of Vienna. The membership has grown from 57 Member-States in 1957 to a present total of 110, of which 79 are developing countries. Although autonomous, IAEA is a member of the United Nations System and sends reports of its work to the General Assembly and other United Nations organ.
The General Conference of IAEA with participation of all the 110 Member-States is convened in regular annual sessions for a general debate on its policies and programmes. The General Conference considers the budget and annual report of the Agency, approves applications for membership, elects new members to the Board of Governors in replacement of those whose terms have expired. The IAEA General Conference has been held away from IAEA headquarters in Vienna only on rare occasions. The holding of the General Conference in India represents the fourth occasion on which it has been held outside Vienna.
Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department issued a special stamp to commemorate the 23rd General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency being held in New Delhi. The stamp depicts the symbol of the International Atomic Energy Agency along-with the symbolic representation of a dove of peace. The cover shows the Research Reactors at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre at Trombay.
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