Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 75
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 913 (X) of 3 December 1955, by
which it established the United Nations Scientific Committee on
the Effects of Atomic Radiation, and its subsequent resolutions
on the subject, including resolution 48/38 of 10 December 1993,
in which, inter alia, it requested the Scientific Committee to
continue its work,
Taking note with appreciation of the report of the United
Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation,
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Reaffirming the desirability of the Scientific Committee
continuing its work,
Concerned about the potentially harmful effects on present
and future generations resulting from the levels of radiation
to which mankind and the environment are exposed,
Conscious of the continued need to examine and compile
information about atomic and ionizing radiation and to analyse
its effects on mankind and the environment,
1. 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 thirty-nine 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;
2. Notes with satisfaction the completion in 1994 of the
twelfth comprehensive report of the Scientific Committee entitled
Sources and Effects of Ionizing Radiation, 2/ thereby providing
to the scientific and world community its latest evaluations of
the sources and effects of ionizing radiation;
3. Requests the Scientific Committee to continue its work,
including its important activities to increase knowledge of the
levels, effects and risks of ionizing radiation from all sources;
4. Endorses the intentions and plans of the Scientific
Committee for its future activities of scientific review and assessment
on behalf of the General Assembly;
5. Also requests the Scientific Committee to continue at
its next session the review of the important problems in the field
of radiation and to report thereon to the General Assembly at
its fiftieth session;
6. Requests the United Nations Environment Programme to
continue providing support for the effective conduct of the work
of the Scientific Committee and for the dissemination of its findings
to the General Assembly, the scientific community and the public;
7. 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 cooperation
in this field;
8. Invites Member States, the organizations of the United
Nations system and non-governmental organizations concerned to
provide further relevant data about doses, effects and risks from
various sources of radiation, which would greatly help in the
preparation of future reports of the Scientific Committee to the
General Assembly.
83rd plenary meeting
9 December 1994
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1/ Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-ninth Session,
Supplement No. 46 (A/49/46).