their national problems at other countries • expense. International c·o-operation in overcoming the conse~uences of the disaster was in the interests of all mankind. Such co-operation should include the creation of reliable safeguards for public health, in particulat the health of children. The competent bodies of the Byelorussian SSR, the Ukrainian SSR and the Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic were extremely interested in beginning technical co-operation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to study the ecological and medical aspects of irradiation. They also supported the proposal to launch the "Children of Chernobyl" project with the participation of UNEP, WHO, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC). Scientific organizations, health service institutions and environmental protection bodies in the Ukrainian SSR and the Byelorussian SSR intended to join the Agreement between the USSR and IAEA on establishing the International Chernobyl Research Centre. The Byelorussian SSR was prepared to establish a branch of the Centre at Mogilev or Gomel, and proposed that an international committee be established to study, the effects of the Chernobyl accident on the ecosystem. Mr. GALAL (Observer for Egypt) said that his delegation was pleased to submit a request for the inclusion under agenda item 1 of the first regular session of the Council of 1990 of the question of the revival of the Library of Alexandria. The Library had been a beacon for science and culture during the Ptolemaic era, and had contained priceless reference works on Egyptian and other I . • • E/1990/SR.S English Page 4 (Mr. Galal, Observer, Egypt) Middle Eastern cultures as well as on Greek, Christian and Islamic civilization. The International Commission for the Revival of the Ancient Library of Alexandria 
**Analysis**
The text discusses international cooperation and agreements related to the Chernobyl disaster, its ecological and medical consequences, and the revival of the Library of Alexandria. It highlights the importance of collaboration between countries and international organizations to address the disaster's effects and to preserve cultural heritage. The text also touches on the creation of reliable safeguards for public health, particularly for children.

**Category**
Health, Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture, Science and technology