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25th of the Chernobyl Disaster, 26 April 2011
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Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis star and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador commemorated the 25th anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident.
At Chernobyl disaster site, Ban stresses need for ‘new chapter’ for affected region
On eve of Chernobyl visit, Secretary-General Ban outlines path to strengthening nuclear safety worldwide
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International Tennis champion and UN Development Programme's Goodwill Ambassador Maria Sharapova visits her family's hometown of Gomel in Belarus, an area affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. UNDP
Tennis star and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Maria Sharapova makes a personal contribution of US $250,000 to expand a UNDP-supported programme that provides sports and physical activities for youth in her family's hometown of Gomel, Belarus, an area affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. UNDP
Chernobyl Recovery - A Blueprint for International Co-operation. A short film from 1991, detailing the effects of radioactivity five years after the Chernobyl disaster. Produced, directed, and written by Victoria Schultz.
Chernobyl 1986: A short film detailing the physical and psychological aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster, April 26, 1986.