联合国原子辐射效应科学委员会

联合国原子辐射效应科学委员会

英译：United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation

History and mandateUNSCEAR was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1955. Its mandate in the United Nations system is to assess and report levels and effects of exposure to ionizing radiation. Governments and organizations throughout the world rely on the Committee's estimates as the scientific basis for evaluating radiation risk and for establishing protective measures. >>more

Committee membersThe General Assembly has designated 21 countries to provide scientists as members of the Committee. >>more

ReportsSince its inception, UNSCEAR has issued only 16 major publications, but these authoritative reports are principal sources of information. >>more

Programme of workThe Committee's programme of work is approved by the General Assembly, and extends typically over a 4-5 year period. The secretariat collates relevant data submitted by UN Member States, international organizations and non-governmental organizations, and engages specialists to analyse those data, to study relevant scientific literature and produce scientific evaluations. The secretariat submits the evaluations annually for scrutiny to each session of UNSCEAR, and at the end of the cycle, the substantive reviews are published.

Annual SessionsThe Committee has held fifty-six annual sessions so far.The fifty-seventh session will take place in Vienna 16-20 August 2010. >>more

SecretariatThe small secretariat in Vienna, which is functionally linked to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), organizes the annual sessions and manages the preparation of documents for the Committee's scrutiny.

UNSCEAR secretariat

UNITED NATIONS

Vienna International Centre

P.O. Box 500

A-1400 Vienna, AUSTRIA

Malcolm Crick

Secretary of UNSCEAR

Tel: 0043 1 26060 4330

Fax: 0043 1 26060 5902

Direct Fax: 26060 74330