Conference at U.N. to address Chornobyl issue (04/17/05)

Conference at U.N. to address Chornobyl issue

UNITED NATIONS - April 26 will mark the 19th anniversary since the disaster at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. As part of an ongoing effort to educate the world at large about the lingering effects of the Chornobyl disaster, the issue of Chornobyl will be addressed at the 14th International Conference on Health and Environment: Global Partners for Global Solutions at the United Nations Secretariat Building (First Avenue and 45th Street) on Thursday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in Conference Room 4.

The overall topic of this year's conference is "Bridging Policies for Action on Millennium Development Goals." The conference is organized by World Information Transfer and co-organized by the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Ukraine and Croatia.

The conference agenda on April 28 includes a video conference with experts at the Chornobyl Center in Slavutych, Ukraine, on the continuing human health impacts of radiation caused by the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. Also part of the program is a presentation by Japan's ambassador to the United Nations, Kenzo Oshima, former U.N. undersecretary general of humanitarian affairs, who will discuss the long-term consequences of Chornobyl.

Ambassador Valeriy Kuchinsky, Ukraine's permanent representative to the United Nations, as well as health and environmental experts from Ukraine also will participate in the conference program. The problems of HIV/AIDS in Ukraine will also be discussed.

The conference is free; however, registration is necessary for admission to the United Nations headquarters. Readers should e-mail [email protected] or fax their names and contact information to (212) 686-2172.

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