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Humanity’s just one misunderstanding away from ‘nuclear annihilation’, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns Member States gathered at the opening of the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

Speakers debate terms, merits of cross-border aid operations in Syria’s north-west, as General Assembly considers Security Council text vetoed by Russian Federation.

Speakers debate terms, merits of cross-border aid operations in Syria’s north-west, as General Assembly considers Security Council text vetoed by Russian Federation.

Speaking about the levels of radiation at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said, “there was an increase, but this increase is still significantly below the authorized levels for workers in an environment with this type of radiation.” IAEA

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a ministerial roundtable hosted by the World Bank Group and the Ukrainian Government “with your financial support we will quickly rebuild our nation.” WORLD BANK

The United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said he will lead a mission to Chernobyl "very, very soon", after Ukraine said Russian troops had left the radioactive waste facilities. IAEA

During a Security Council meeting requested by Russia citing allegations of military biological activities in Ukraine, Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, said the Organization "is not aware of any biological weapons programmes.” UNIFEED

On the 11th anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station accident in Japan, a newly translated report by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) in Japanese is being released which details the levels and effects of radiation exposure ten years after in the aftermath of the disaster. UNSCEAR

United Nations not aware of any biological weapons programmes, disarmament chief affirms as Security Council meets to address related concerns in Ukraine.