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April 2020
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Press Release
International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
  • Exactly 34 years ago today, the largest accident in the history of nuclear energy occurred – it was an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukrainian SSR. About 155,000 km² of the territory were polluted and nearly 8.4 million people in three affected countries were exposed to radiation.
May 2020
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With thanks to bees

The purpose of the World Bee Day, announced by UN General Assembly in 2017, is to acknowledge the role of bees and other pollinators for the ecosystem.

April 2020
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COVID-19: UN response

This page brings together information and guidance from the WHO and the United Nations regarding the current outbreak of novel coronavirus.

March 2020
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Have your say

To mark its 75th anniversary, the United Nations is launching a global conversation on the role of international cooperation in building the future we want.