theDepartment ofTechnical Co-operation forDevelopment, theEconomic Commission forEurope (ECE),theUnitedNations CentreforHumanSettlements (Habitat), theUnitedNations Conference onTradeandDevelopment (UNCTAD), theOfficeoftheUnitedNations Disaster ReliefCo-ordinator (UNDRO), the UnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP), theUnitedNations Children's Fund(UNICEF) andtheUnitedNations OfficeatVienna (UNOV). INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE FORTHEaESPONSE TONUCLEAR ACCIDENTS (lAC/RNA) 4.Intheimmediate aftermath oftheChernobyl accident, inthespring of1986,inter-agency consultations wereconvened atVienna, involving in particular theorganizations dealing withhealthandfoodquestions: FAO, lAEA,theUnitedNations Scientific Committee ontheEffects ofAtomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) andWHO. 5.Duringaspecial session ofthelAEAGeneral Conference, whichwasheld inSeptember 1986,twoconventions wereadopted: theConvention onEarlv Notification ofaNuclear Accident andtheConvention onAssistance inthe CaseofaNuclear Accident orRadiological Emergency. Following theadoption oftheconventions, inter-agency co-operation wasexpanded toother orqanizations andtheInter-Agency Committee fortheResponse toNuclear Accidents (lAC/RNA) wasformed. Thefollowing organizations haveparticipated intheworkofthisCommittee: ECE,FAO,ILO,IMO,UNDRO, UNEP,UNESCO, UNSCEAR, WHOandWHO. 6.lAC/RNA meetstwiceayearandonanadhocbasis,ifcircumstances requireit.Thetopicswhicharediscussed inthemeetings canbedivided intotwoma;orcategories: follow-up ofactivities concerning previous accidents (theChernobyl accident, theGoiania accident) andtheplanning and preparing ofjointandco-ordinated actiontobetakenincaseofafuture accident. 7.Inthediscussions onfollow-up activities, reports aremadebycommittee members onreported accidents/incidents andrumours, onassistance rendered to memberStates, onprojects andstudies carried outbythevarious organizations, ondatabasesandonvarious otherrelatedactivities. 8.Intheareaofactivity regarding futurepotential accidents lAC/RNA has discussed, interalia,intervention levels, monitoring networks andthe reporting ofmonitoring results, channels ofcommunications andthegeneral structure oftheimplementation ofthetwoconventions. Inaddition, questions ofpublicinformation anditsco-ordination duringaccident situations havebeentakenup.Theparticipation oftheinternational organizations inemergency exercises isencouraged, discussed and,following theexercise, evaluated. 9.Aspecial session oflAC/RNA wasconvened todiscuss theresponse to recentrequests andappeals forassistance tomitigate theeffects ofthe Chernobyl accident intheaffected Republics oftheUSSR.Itwasrecommended,at har eli str eff res the res bas ex est rad' cou ind' that Food 12. Reso 13. cont acti July Co radi rema 14. orga samp radi 15. food implE/l990/97 page2 theInternational Monetary Fund(IMF),theUnitedNations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO\, theUnitedNations Industrial Development Organization (UNlDO\, theWorldHealthOrganization (WHO),the WorldMeteorological Organization (WHO\,"theWorldBank/International Finance Corporation (IFC)andthefollowing offices anddepartments ofthe UnitedNations: theDepartment ofInternational Economic andSocialAffairs, theDepartment ofTechnical Co-operation forDevelopment, theEconomic Commission forEurope (ECE),theUnitedNations CentreforHumanSettlements (Habitat), theUnitedNations Conference onTradeandDevelopment (UNCTAD), theOfficeoftheUnitedNations Disaster ReliefCo-ordinator (UNDRO), the UnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP), theUnitedNations Children's Fund(UNICEF) andtheUnitedNations OfficeatVienna (UNOV). INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE FORTHEaESPONSE TONUCLEAR ACCIDENTS (lAC/RNA) 4.Intheimmediate aftermath oftheChernobyl accident, inthespring
**Analysis**
The text discusses the Inter-Agency Committee for the Response to Nuclear Accidents (IAC/RNA) and its activities, including the response to the Chernobyl accident, the adoption of conventions, and the planning for future accidents. The text also mentions various international organizations and their participation in the committee. It appears that the main focus is on the response to nuclear accidents and the coordination of international efforts to mitigate their effects.

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Health, Humanitarian aid and relief, Science and technology