New York, Oct. 22 -- Vietnam, on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has reaffirmed the bloc's support for the independent and objective scientific role of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR).

Delivering a statement at a session entitled "Effects of atomic radiation" held by the Special Political and Decolonisation Committee (4th Committee) of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81) in New York on October 21, Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hai Luu, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, stressed the need to strengthen developing countries' capacity and international cooperation on radiation safety.

Luu highlighted UNSCEAR's contributions ...