Strengthening of International Cooperation and Coordination of Efforts to Study, Mitigate and Minimize the Consequences of the Chernobyl Disaster

A/RES/52/172View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 20f Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster, published in 1998.

What other versions does this mandate have?

12 versions · 1992–2014

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/68/99

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2014	A/RES/68/99	Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster	2,042	83%Compare
2011	A/RES/65/131	Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster	1,845	74%Compare
2007	A/RES/62/9	Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster	1,635	66%Compare
2006	A/RES/60/14	Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster	1,585	37%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/119	Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster	1,498	53%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

5 reports · 2001–2016

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2016	A/71/411	Optimizing the international effort to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/68/99
2013	A/68/498	Optimizing the international effort to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/65/131
2010	A/65/341	Optimizing the international effort to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/62/9
2007	A/62/467	Optimizing the international effort to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/60/14
2001	A/56/447	Optimizing the international effort to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/54/97

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Belarus Chornobyl (Ukraine)Conferences Disaster Relief Financial Assistance Information Exchange Nuclear Accidents Pledging Conferences Russian Federation Technical Cooperation Ukraine

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts in the implementation of the relevant General Assembly resolutions and, through existing coordination mechanisms, in particular the United Nations Coordinator of International Cooperation on Chernobyl, to continue to maintain close cooperation with the agencies of the United Nations system, as well as with regional and other relevant organizations, with a view to encouraging the regular exchange of information, cooperation and coordination of multilateral and bilateral efforts in those areas, while implementing programmes and specific projects, inter alia, in the framework of relevant agreements and arrangements;

Invites States, in particular donor States, relevant multilateral financial institutions and other concerned parties of the international community, including non-governmental organizations, to continue to provide support to the ongoing efforts made by Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine to mitigate the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster;

Welcomes the decision of the heads of State and Government of the seven major industrial States and the European Union, adopted at Denver, United States of America, in June 1997, regarding assistance in securing the environmental safety of the sarcophagus covering the remains of the destroyed Chernobyl reactor and the allocation of 300 million United States dollars for a shelter implementation plan;

Expresses its appreciation for the contributions made to the shelter implementation plan at the International Chernobyl Shelter Pledging Conference for Governments, held in New York on 20 November 1997, and urges further contributions to the plan;

Welcomes the preparation by the United Nations, in cooperation with the Governments of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, of the inter-agency programme of international assistance to areas affected by the Chernobyl disaster;

Welcomes also the convening by the United Nations of a special international meeting on Chernobyl, held on 25 November 1997, to generate further support for the populations of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, and urges further contributions towards the implementation of the projects specified in the inter-agency programme;

Takes note with satisfaction of the establishment in Ukraine of the International Chernobyl Centre,⁴ with the active participation of Belarus and the Russian Federation, as an important step towards enhancement of the capabilities of the international community to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of such accidents, and invites all interested parties to take part in the activities of the Centre;

⁴Formerly known as the International Scientific and Technological Centre for Nuclear and Radiological Accidents.

Urges the United Nations Coordinator of International Cooperation on Chernobyl to continue his efforts aimed at strengthening international cooperation to overcome the health, social, economic and ecological consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in the most affected areas of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, based on the inter-agency programme;

Calls upon the Secretary-General to continue the regular exchange of information with the countries concerned, relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, with a view to enhancing world public awareness of the consequences of such disasters;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session, under a separate sub-item, a report on the implementation of the present resolution.

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