Every year on April 26, the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day is being observed. The day was proclaimed by the United Nations and was first observed in 2016.
Highlights
- The International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day was first observed on the 30th anniversary of 1986 nuclear disaster.
- It is being marked to increase awareness about the risks of nuclear energy in general.
Chernobyl Disaster
- On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in today’s Ukraine faced a fore explosion.
- The reactor began to emit radioactive materials.
- Though, the casualties are minimal, the radioactive materials are still present in the atmosphere and are posing challenges to human survival in the region.
- Due to the accident, several children even today are facing thyroid, cancer in the regions of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.
Significance
- The fire explosion spread huge radioactive cloud over Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
- More than 8.4 million people were exposed to radioactive waves.
- In 1991, the Chernobyl Trust Fund was created by the United Nations.
- It is now being managed by the OCHA-Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Role of United Nations
- The United Nations that was formed for world peace after second world war is keen in addressing nuclear issues after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki incident.
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