Effects of Atomic Radiation

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 59 Effects of atomic radiation, published in 1981.

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/75	Effects of atomic radiation	2,118	–
2024	A/RES/79/85	Effects of atomic radiation	2,050	–
2023	A/RES/78/71	Effects of atomic radiation	1,847	–
2022	A/RES/77/119	Effects of atomic radiation	1,915	–
2021	A/RES/76/75	Effects of atomic radiation	2,150	–

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Radiation Effects

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7 operative paragraphs

Commends the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation for the valuable contribution it has been making in the course of the past twentysix years, since its inception, to wider knowledge and understanding of the levels, effects and risks of atomic radiation, and for fulfilling its original mandate with scientific authority and independence of judgement;

Notes with satisfaction the continued and growing scientific co-operation between the Scientific Committee and the United Nations Environment Programme;

Requests the Scientific Committee to continue its work, including its important co-ordinating activities, to increase knowledge of the doses, effects and risks of ionizing radiation from all sources;

Endorses the Scientific Committee's intention to continue its activity of scientific review and assessment on behalf of the General Assembly;

Requests the United Nations Environment Programme to continue providing support for the effective conduct of the Scientific Committee's work and for the dissemination of its findings to the General Assembly, the scientific community and the public;

Expresses its appreciation for the assistance rendered to the Scientific Committee by Member States, the specialized agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency and non-governmental organizations and invites them to increase their co-operation in this field;

Endorses the Scientific Committee's renewed request that Member States and the United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations concerned should provide

further relevant data about doses, effects and risks from various sources of radiation, which would greatly help the Committee in the preparation of its next major report to the General Assembly.

Resolution No.

T1tle 36/14 Effects of atomic radiation (A/36/629) .. 36/15 Recent developments in connection with excavations in eastern Jerusalem (A/36/ 632) ..... . 36/35 International co-operation in the peaceful uses of outer space (A/36/657) 36/36 Second United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (N36/657) . 36/37 Comprehensive review of the whole question of peace-keeping operations in all their aspects (N36/690) 36/146 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestir,~ Refugees in the Near East (N36/818)

Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip B.

Population and refugees displaced since 1967 C.

Revenues derived from Palestine refugee properties D.

Assistance to persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 hostilities E.

Working Group on the Financing of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East .

Assistance to PaJestine refugees G.

University of Jerusalem for Palestine refugees H.

Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education.

including vocational training, for the Palestine refugees 36/147 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories (A/36/632/Add. I)

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Resolution E Resolution F Resolution G . 36/148 International co-operation to avert new flows of refugees (A/36/790) 36/149 Questions relating to information (N36/8l9)

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Resolution B 36/150 Israel's decision to build a canal linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Dead Sea (Al 36/814)

1 For the decisions adopted on the reports of the Special Political Committee, see sect. X.B.2.

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