text: UNITED NATIONS E ENGLISHU.\Jjf" Distr.,.loRARYGENERAL , ,E/l990/97 UN;5._," 3July1990Ar.dL~.~ '-'-J,l.tCTiO?\1iginal:Economic andSocial Council I Secondregular session of1990 Geneva, 4-27July1990 Item5oftheprovisional agenda ~/ INTERNATIONAL CO-OPEAA,TION INTHEELIMINATION OFTHECONSEQUENCES OFTHEACCIDENT ATTHECHERNOBYL NOCLEAR POWERPLANT ReportoftheSecretary-General INTRODUCTION 1.Bytheirletterof26April1990,theGovernments oftheUnionofSoviet Socialist Republics, theByelorussian SSRandtheUkrainian SSRrequested the 'inclusion ofanadditional itementitled "International co-operation inthe elimination oftheconsequences oftheaccident attheChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant"intheagendaofthefirstregular session of1990oftheEconomic and SocialCouncil. Byitsdecision 1990/211 of18May1990,theCouncil deferred consideration oftheitemtoitssecondregular session of1990andrequested theSecretary-General toprovideallrelevant information ontheactivities of theUnitedNations systeminordertoassistitintheconsideration ofthe item. 2. Pu~suant totheprov~s~ons ofparagraph 2ofthedraftresolution onthe subject (E/1990/L.21) submitted totheCouncil atitsfirstregular session of 1990,theSecretary-General soughttheassistance oftheAdministrative Committee onCo-ordination inpreparing thepresent report. 3.Thereportcontains abriefdescription ofcurrent andplanned activities oftheUnitedNations systemrelated totheChernobyl accident, including theirtermsofreference andprogress achieved, baseduponcontributions and replies received fromtheFoodandAgriculture Organization ofthe UnitedNations (FAO),theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade(GATT), the International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA), theInternational Fundfor Agricultural Development (IFAD), theInternational LabourOrganisation (ILO), ~/E/1990/92. GE.90-68626/6780AUNITED NATIONS E U.\J j'~ Distr. ,.F!:>RARYGENERAL E/l990/97 UNIS ,_,"",'3July1990 Ar·"L~.....\,Jl.tCTio?"iginal: ENGLISHEconomic andSocial Council i Secondregular session of1990 Geneva, 4-27July1990 Item5oftheprovisional agenda ~/ INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERA~ION INTHEELIMINATION OFTHECONSEQUENCES OFTHEACCIDENT ATTHECHERNOBYL NOCl.EAR POWERPLANT ReportoftheSecretary-General INTRODUCTION 1.Bytheirletterof26April1990,theGovernments oftheUnionofSoviet Socialist RepUblics, theByelorussian SSRandtheUkrainian SSRrequested the ·inclusion ofanadditional itementitled "International co--operation inthe elimination oftheconsequences oftheaccident attheChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant"intheagendaofthefirstregular session of1990oftheEconomic and SocialCouncil. Byitsdecision 1990/211 of18May1990,theCouncil deferred consideration oftheitemtoitssecondregular session of1990andrequested theSecretary--General toprovideallrelevant information ontheactivities of theUnitedNations systeminordertoassistitintheconsideration ofthe item. 2.Pursuant totheprovlslons ofparagraph 2ofthedraftresolution onthe subject (E/1990/L.2l) submitted totheCouncil atitsfirstregular session of 1990,theSecretary-General soughttheassistance oftheAdministrative Committee onCo-ordination inpreparing thepresent report. 3.Thereportcontains abriefdescription ofcurrent andplanned activities oftheUnitedNations systemrelated totheChernobyl accident, including theirtermsofreference andprogress achieved, baseduponcontributions and replies received fromtheFoodandAgriculture Organization ofthe UnitedNations (FAO),theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade(GATT), the International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA), theInternational Fundfor Agricultural Development (IFAD), theInternational LabourOrganisation (ILO), ~/E/l990/92. GE.90-68626/6780A E/1990/97 page2 theInternational Monetary Fund(IMF),theUnitedNations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCOl, theUnitedNations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDOl, theWorldHealthOrganization (WHO),the WorldMeteorological Organization (WHOl,·theWorldBank/International Finance Corporation (IFC)andthefollowing offices anddepartments ofthe UnitedNations: theDepartment ofInternational Economic andSocialAffairs,
analysis: This report appears to be focused on the international response to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, including the coordination of efforts by various United Nations agencies and organizations. The report discusses the activities of these organizations, including their terms of reference and progress achieved, in relation to the accident. This suggests that the category would be related to humanitarian aid and relief, as well as international cooperation.