“Semipalatinsk: From Rehabilitation to Development”
Prominent academics, scientists, international officials, diplomats and activists convened in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 26 August 2010, on the eve of the first global celebration of the United Nations-designated International Day against Nuclear Tests (29 August), to issue a strong call to the international community to take more resolute steps towards banning nuclear tests. The delegates gathered for an international conference entitled “Semipalatinsk: From Rehabilitation to Development” and jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and the…