Overview
- The resolution recognizes ongoing consequences of the 1986 disaster and voices serious concern over damage to the New Safe Confinement from a Feb. 14, 2025 Russian drone strike.
- It calls for international assistance to repair the protective structure and to support affected communities in Ukraine.
- UN documents will adopt the Ukrainian transliteration “Chornobyl,” including for the International Chornobyl Disaster Remembrance Day.
- The United States joined Russia, Belarus, China, North Korea, Nicaragua, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Niger in opposing the text, citing objections to references to the 2030 Agenda while affirming support for nuclear safety efforts.
- Ukraine welcomed the vote and criticized a Belarus-backed alternative that omitted references to Russian attacks, and the General Assembly set a special session for April 24, 2026 to mark the 40th anniversary.