Photographic exhibit focuses on Chornobyl 20 years after (05/07/06)

Photographic exhibit focuses on Chornobyl 20 years after

NEW YORK - A photographic exhibit titled "20 Years After Chernobyl: From Tragedy to Recovery" opened on April 28 at the United Nations and is on display in the South Gallery of the General Assembly visitor's lobby until May 12. Over 70 photos attempt to capture the human dimension of the tragedy and recovery efforts. Included are images of the liquidators who risked their lives in the early phases of the response efforts to save others.

At the opening of the exhibit, statements were read by U. N. Ambassadors Igor Shcherbak of the Russian Federation, Andrei Dapkiunas of Belarus and Valeriy Kuchinsky of Ukraine. The exhibit features a collection of photographs contributed by the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.

Photographs were provided by "Chornobyl: 20," the Chornobyl Museum in Kyiv, the Chernobyl Union of Russia, the ITAR-TASS News Agency, Anatoliy Kleshchuk and Dzianis Ramaniuk of Belarus, the Kurchatov Institute in Moscow, Mondano, the National Photo Artists Union of Ukraine and RIA-Novosti News Agency.

The exhibit is sponsored by the U.N. missions of the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, as well as the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

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