Events

25 Apr 2016

Minsk conference to highlight new Chernobyl cooperation approaches

MINSK, 25 April (BelTA) - The international conference titled as Thirty Years After Chernobyl. From Emergency to Revival and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development of Affected Territories will take place at the Palace of the Republic in Minsk on 25 April, BelTA has learned.

The participants of the conference will take stock of the UN Decade of Recovery and Sustainable Development for Communities Affected by the 1986 Chernobyl Disaster and will discuss new approaches to multilateral Chernobyl cooperation.

Speaking at the conference will be Administrator of the UN Development Program, UN Under-Secretary-General Helen Clark. Partaking in the conference will also be representatives of Russia and Ukraine, the Order of Malta, partners from Japan, Sweden, Ireland, the UK, Austria, Italy, representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Minsk. The conference will be attended by representatives of international organizations, including the IAEA, the World Bank, the OSCE and the United nations.

The participants of the conference are expected to adopt a declaration that will make a basis for the development of a new stage in Chernobyl cooperation under the aegis of the UN and aimed at partnership, innovations and investments in the affected areas.

The conference is organized by the Belarusian government and the UN Development Program.