BRAMA, April 26, 2003, 9:00 am ET
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New York, 26 April 2003 - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the 17th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident
26 April marks the seventeenth anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
For the last seventeen years, millions of people in Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine have lived with a daily reminder of the moment that changed their lives forever. The explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor on 26 April 1986 has led to long-term consequences to their health and welfare. The tragic legacy of Chernobyl will remain with them, and their descendants, for generations to come.
As we take note of this grave anniversary, the Secretary-General wishes to make a special plea to the international community to remember the victims of Chernobyl. He reiterates the commitment of the United Nations system, in partnership with non-governmental organizations, to assist the governments and people of the affected States to forge ahead on the path to recovery. He calls on donors to respond generously in kind, in a joint demonstration that Chernobyl will never be forgotten.
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