Chernobyl

The ill-fated 4th block of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.
IAEA/Petr Pavlicek

One in four thyroid cancer cases registered near Chernobyl site likely caused by radiation exposure – new UN study

25 April 2018
Health

A quarter of all thyroid cancer cases among patients who were children at the time of the Chernobyl accident 32 years ago, are “probably” due to high doses of radiation received during and after the event, the United Nations body reviewing the effects of atomic radiation on human health and the environment has said.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) visits Chernobyl and addresses an event marking the 25th Anniversary of the nuclear disaster.
UN Photo/P. Filgueiras

On Chernobyl anniversary, Ban urges support for affected communities

26 April 2012
Marking the 26th anniversary of the worst nuclear power plant accident in history, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the international community to generously support Chernobyl-affected regions as they continue their efforts towards recovery and normalcy.

UN honours victims of Chernobyl nuclear accident, stresses need to help region

26 April 2011
The United Nations marked the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl today by honouring the victims of the worst nuclear accident in history and stressing the need to do more to help communities in the affected areas of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Maria Sharapova

UN Goodwill Ambassador Maria Sharapova voices hope on Chernobyl anniversary

21 April 2011
Twenty-five years after the deadly accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the region around it is moving forward and residents are rebuilding their lives, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador and tennis star Maria Sharapova said today.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) visits Chernobyl and addresses an event marking the 25th Anniversary of the nuclear disaster.
UN Photo/P. Filgueiras

At Chernobyl disaster site, Ban stresses need for ‘new chapter’ for affected region

20 April 2011
Making the first visit by a United Nations Secretary-General to Chernobyl, the site of the April 1986 nuclear accident, Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the many victims of the disaster and called for a “new chapter” to begin in the areas still affected.
Maria Sharapova, tennis star and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, visits Belarus

UN Goodwill Ambassador Sharapova visits post-Chernobyl projects in Belarus

1 July 2010
Maria Sharapova, tennis star and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador, has touched down in Belarus to visit children living in areas affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant´s 4th block in the Ukraine.

UN launches scheme to help Chernobyl victims on anniversary of disaster

24 April 2009
Marking the 23rd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the United Nations today unveiled a new project that translates the latest scientific developments into practical advice for those living in countries still affected by the catastrophe.

UN lays out plan for future development of area around Chernobyl disaster site

25 April 2008
Marking the twenty-second anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident in Ukraine on 26 April 1986, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today presented a draft action plan to support the Chernobyl area’s ongoing recovery until 2016.

Chernobyl: UN switches assistance efforts to focus on economic self-reliance

19 November 2007
More than two decades after the world’s worst nuclear accident occurred in Chernobyl, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it is working to end the “culture of dependency” that had emerged among people living near the site and to promote greater economic self-reliance and prosperity.

Marking 21 years since Chernobyl, Ban Ki-moon says world cannot forget loss and pain

26 April 2007
On the 21st anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the worst nuclear power plant accident in history, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that although the world should never forget the loss and pain caused by the tragic incident, it is imperative to move forward.