Effects of Atomic Radiation

A/RES/913(X)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1955.

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71 documents · 1956–2025

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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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	Programme 1	General assembly and economic and social council affairs and conference management	52

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Establishment Radiation Effects Scientific Research Terms of Reference

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Establishes a scientific Committee consisting of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, India, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and requests the Governments of these countries each to designate one scientist, with alternates and consultants as appropriate, to be its representative on thi~ Committee ;

Requests the Committee:

To receive and assemble in an appropriate and useful form the following radiological information furnished by States Members of the United Nations or members of the specialized agencies :

( i) Reports on observed levels of ionizing radiation and radio-activity in the environment;

Reports on scientific observations and experiments relevant to the effects of ionizing radiation upon man and his environment already under way or later undertaken by national scientific bodies or by authorities of national Governments;

To recommend uniform standards with respect to procedures for sample collection and instrumentation, and radiation counting procedures to be used in analyses of samples;

( c) To compile and assemble in an integrated manner the various reports, referred to in sub-paragraph

( i) above, on observed radiological levels;

( d) To review and collate national reports, referred to in sub-paragraph (a) (ii) above, evaluating each report to determine its usefulness for the purposes of the Committee;

( e) To make yearly progress reports and to develop by 1 July 1958, or earlier if the assembled facts warrant, a summary of the reports received on radiation levels and radiation effects on man and his environment together with the evaluations provided for in sub-paragraph ( d) above and indications of research projects which might require futher study;

To transmit from time to time, as it deems appropriate, the documents and evaluations referred to ,bove to the Secretary-General for publication and dissemination to States Members of the United Nations or members of the specialized agencies ;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Committee with appropriate assistance in organizing and carrying on its work, and to provide a secretary of the Committee;

Calls upon all concerned to co-operate in making available reports and studies relating to the short-term and long-term effects of ionizing radiation upon man and his environment and radiological data collected by them;

Requests the specialized agencies to concert w:ith the Committee concerning any work they may be domg or contemplating within the sphere of the Committee's terms of reference to assure proper co-ordination;

Requests the Secretary-General to invite the Government of Japan to nominate a scientist, with alternates and consultants as appropriate, to be its representative on the Committee;

Decides to transmit to the Committee the records of the proceedings of the General Assembly on the present item.

3 December 1955.

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