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The human consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear accident: A strategy for recovery

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World Health Organization (WHO)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

This report contains the findings of a study commissioned by agencies of the United Nations to obtain credible information on the conditions in which people affected by the Chernobyl accident are living fifteen years after the explosion, and to make recommendations as to how their needs can best be addressed in the light of this information.

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Last checked: 23 December 2019

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Hazards NBC - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Technological hazard
Themes Environment and ecosystems Health and health facilities Recovery Recovery planning
Country and region Ukraine
Number of pages
75 p.
Publication year
2002

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