1department headsareresponsible tohimforprofessional andtechnical adviceon ~andsupervision ofpolicies, programmes andprocedures, andforthedirection and ~control ofdesignated central services andfacilities. Collectively, theField .•..•....••..•...·.1·.'•.··.OfficeDirectors andheadquarters Department Heads,together withtheDirector of:UNRWALiaison, NewYockandtheDeputyCommissioner-General, advisethe \Commissioner-General onAgencypolicy. "', ,..•.'~42.Inhisdealings withMemberStatesoftheUnitedNations, inter-governmental ,~bodies, otherorganizations oftheUnitedNations systemandotheragencies, the Commissioner-General isassisted bytheheadsoftheliaisonoffices andtheField OfficeDirectors, inthelocations towhichtheyareassigned, andgenerally bythe !Division ofExternal Relations andPublicInformation intheVienna headquarters~ ~I A43.Underanagreement between UNRWAandtheUnitedNations Educational, ••~Scientific andCultural Organization, UNESCO·provides technical andprofessional >,%1-advicetotheCommissioner-General onaspects ofUNRWAeducation programme, which includes general education atelementary andpreparatory (lowersecondary) levels inAgencyschools, vocational andpre-service teacher training atAgencycentres, in-service teacher training, andauniversity scholarship programme. The curriculum followed inAgencyschnolsisthatprescribed bythehostGovernments (Lebanon, JordanandtheSyrianArabRepublic) andbytheJordanian andEgyptian authorities fortheWestBsnkandtheGazaStriprespectively. Withsome assistance fromtheAgency, manyrefugee children areabletocontinue their education attheuppersecondary levelingovernment orprivate schools. In expenditure oneducation andtraining amounted to$121million andaccounted 63percentoftheAgency's totalexpenditure onitsregular programmes.In 1It IS:s le -6-----"------ -~-~-------- ~~<-__ ">;;i' n, e he cy its the rl 11 !ld the h s ic 4, nes1.General education 45.Thegeneral education programme continued tostrengthen itsposition asthe largest singleAgencyactivity in1984/85. InOctober 1984,atotalof345,844 pupils (3,599morethanin1983/84) were e~rolled inthe640Agencyelementary and preparatory schools inLebanon, theSyrianArabRepublic, Jordan, theWestBankand theGazaStrip,servedbyateaching forceof10,163. Anadditional 100,896 refugee pupilswereknowntobeenrolled ingovernment andprivate elementary and secondary schools inthesameareas,andabout52,400non-eligible children werein Agencyschools (seenote(b)intable3,annexI). 46.Historically, ithasbeenUNRWApolicytoacceptalleligible refugee children whoseekadmission toitsschools. Unlessadditional funding becomes available, however, theAgency maynotbeableinthefuturetoguarantee continuation ofthis policy. Thegrowtheachyearintheschool-age population, together with inflation, accounts largely fortheincrease inbudgeted expenditure. Given sufficient funds,theAgencywouldconstruct individual buildings toaccommodate allschoolunits. Butithasnotbeenpossible tobuildenoughschools, withthe resultthatthechildren andteachers oftwoseparate schools oftenhavetoshare onebuilding, takingmorning andafternoon shifts. In1984/85, suchdouble shifting involved 475schools, 74percentofthetotal. Doubleshifting is generally recognized asdetrimental toachild's development anditmakeslifemore difficult formothers, particularly asinmanycaseschildren fromthesamefamily attenddifferent shifts. Tripleshifting hasoccasionally hadtobeadopted inthe past,buttheUNRWAschoolconstruction programme, expanded withspecial contributions in1983and1984fromtheGovernment ofCanada, nowaccordsfirst priority tobuilding additional classrooms toavoidtriple-shifting. 47.Another ofUNRWAaimsistoreplace someofthemostunsatisfactory (andin somecasesunsafe) schoolpremises. Manydilapidated prefabricated buildings and cramped, rentedpremises remaininusebyAgencyschools because thereare insufficient fundsforconstruction. InMay1985,however, theArabGulfProgramme forUnitedNations Development Organizations (AGFUND) granted UNRWAfundsto construct twonewschools ontheWestBank,oneinBiddo,nearJerusalem, andone inBeitJala.Thesetwoschools willreplace unsatisfactory rentedpremises.
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the education system and policies of UNRWA, a United Nations agency that provides assistance to Palestinian refugees. The text highlights the agency's efforts to provide education to refugee children, including its general education program, vocational and pre-service teacher training, and university scholarship program. The text also mentions the challenges faced by the agency, such as the growth of the school-age population, inflation, and insufficient funding, which affect the agency's ability to provide adequate education facilities and services.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief