International organizations engage in a vast range of activities that can be classified as ‘operational’. The United Nations’ administration of East Timor and Kosovo; inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); election observation by institutions such as the Commonwealth and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE); the deployment of troops on peacekeeping operations by the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); the assessment of refugee status and the management of refugee camps by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); the distribution of food aid by the World Food Programme (WFP); the deployment of experts by the World Health Organization (WHO) during a disease outbreak; and the conduct of Environmental Impact Assessments for development projects by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) all fall within this description.