Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster

Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts in the implementation of the relevant General Assembly resolutions and, through existing coordination mechanisms, in particular the UN Coordinator for International Cooperation on Chernobyl, to continue to maintain close cooperation with the agencies of the UN system, as well as with regional and other relevant organizations, with a view to encouraging the regular exchange of information, cooperation and coordination of multilateral and bilateral efforts in those areas; invites donor states and other relevant concerned parties from the international community to continue to provide support to the ongoing efforts made by Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine; encourages the authorities of the affected countries to take further measures to facilitate the work of humanitarian organizations; expresses its appreciation for the contributions made to the shelter implementation plan aimed at securing the environmetal safety of the sarcophagus covering the remains of the destroyed Chernobyl reactor, and urges futher contributions to the plan; welcomes the decision of the heads of State and Government of the 7 major industrial States and the European Union, adopted at Cologne, Germany, in June 1999, to help to ensure the continued financing and progress in work under the shelter implementation plan and in this regard , welcomes the convening of the pledging conference in Germany in May 2000; takes note with satisfaction of the activities of the International Chernobyl Centre, with the active participation of Belarus and the Russian Federation.

Adopted without vote, 73rd meeting

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Adopted at the 73rd plenary meeting, 8 Dec. 1999.