uranium

Ahead of Annan's Balkans trip, UN agency chief reports on depleted uranium in area

14 November 2002
As United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan prepares to travel to the Balkans later this week, the senior UN environment official has reported to him on the presence of depleted uranium (DU) in the region.

UN agency identifies risks from depleted uranium used during Bosnia conflict

12 November 2002
After investigating 15 sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina that were targeted with weapons containing depleted uranium (DU) during the mid-1990s, a team of experts from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has identified areas at greatest risk.

UN environment agency assessing depleted uranium sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina

15 October 2002
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is visiting a dozen sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina that may have been targeted by ordnance containing depleted uranium (DU) during the conflict which engulfed the country in the 1990s, the agency announced today.

UN study confirms low-level radioactive contamination in Serbia and Montenegro

27 March 2002
Widespread – but low-level – radioactive contamination has been found at five of six sites in Serbia and Montenegro struck by depleted uranium munitions during the 1999 Kosovo conflict, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reported today.