"RADIATION"

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday he was deeply concerned about the risk of hunger becoming widespread because of the impact of the war in Ukraine on global food security. UNIS VIENNA

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

After arriving at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi said this was “not only a symbolic visit,” and noted that “there is a lot of work to be done after the occupation of this plant.” IAEA

WHO’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged Russia, “for the sake of humanity,” to "come back to the table and to work for peace," adding that humanitarian corridors “must be established so that medical supplies, food and water can be delivered, and civilians can move to safety." WHO

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

One month into the conflict in Ukraine, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is providing emergency food assistance to one million people in the country and has built systems able to deliver food at scale to communities in need. WFP

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

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said his Organization has verified “18 attacks on health facilities, health workers and ambulances, including 10 deaths and 16 injuries” in Ukraine and stressed that these attacks “deprive whole communities of healthcare.” WHO

The Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General said on Friday that he is gravely concerned about the situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, the country’s largest nuclear power plant. IAEA

Fighting at Ukraine nuclear power site irresponsible, against Geneva Conventions, Under-Secretary-General tells Security Council.