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- ↑ "Резолюция, принятая ГА ООН 20 ноября 2007 года, A/RES/62/9 «Укрепление международного сотрудничества и координация усилий в деле изучения, смягчения и минимизации последствий чернобыльской катастрофы» п.13" (PDF) (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ↑ "International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day 26 April". United Nation.
