188.TheUnitedNations Fundforpopulation Activities (UNFPA) hasbeen co-operating withUNHCRinfamilyplanning programmes inHOngKong,whereUNFPA offerssuchfacilities toIndo-Chinese families. Further possible collaboration is beingexplored. 189.Arevised Memorandum ofUnderstanding between theUnitedNations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO) andU~mCR,approved inAugust1984, willremaininforceuntiltheendof1985. UNESCOassociate experts arecurrently working withUNHCRbothatheadquarters andinthefield. AttherequestofUNHCR, UNESCOhasundertaken exploratory stepstowards anagreement withtheWestAfrica Examination Council inGhanatodevelop atesting systeminAfricaforrefugees who have'losttheireducational certificates. • 190.withregardtoemergency situations, UNHCRregularly particiPates in inter-agency consultations oftheOfficeoftheunitedNations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator andhasconfirmed i~sinterest incomputer accesstoUNDROdata bases. UNHCRisalsostudying anUNDRO dr~ftconvention toexpedite relief supplies forvictims ofdisasters, whichwaspresented totheEconomic andSocial Councilatitssecondregular session of1984. 191.UNHCRiscollaborating withtheInternational Maritime Organ~zation (IMO)in thepreparation ofaresolution onpiracyandrescueatsea,forconsideration by theIMOAssembly. InDecember 1984,anagreement wasreached between UNHCRandIMO underwhichIMOwillprovide amaritime expertforthewholeof1985toassistin tasksrelated toanti-piracy andrescueatseaoperations. 192.TheUnitedNations CentreforHumanSettlements (Habitat) hasseconded to UNHCRtheexpertservices ofaphysical planner/construction engineer whohasbeen -36-attached totheSpecialist Support Unittoprovide technical adviceonmatters relating torefugee settlements.:..i..-~~.=:z.::.v''''''''''''-~:::'-'':=-::::'':''':.-F;:>;>;Y7''''Z7_vsm''''f_m''!lolI ..".,."._e"",!p-", ........~':_-i(.;.>i&it6:.JlitiiGliJ;:i;fZE:.t~~'h..:..:L~S.~~~-....,:;rn'l.1'0~~ o",wTI"'j--=,,;g", "'~'" 5.iiifEala;-~-'''''?Vrr.K'":':ar:;:;;=:::r:rn~·.m-~,,.'!.>C;;;· ~-.. I I I)ian the and areas :an193.TheFoodandAgriculture Organization oftheUnitedNations (FAO)hasbeen requested toprovide theservices ofanagronomist tobeassociated withUNHCR programmes inpakistan. 194.UNHCRlong-standing collaboration withtheunitedNations Volunteers (UNV)has beenfurther promoted through thestandardization oftermsofco-operation. At present, some40volunteers areengaged inUNHCRprogrammes inDjibouti, Honduras, Kenya,Malaysia, pakistan, thePhilippines, Somalia, theSudananduganda. :an :asa lity and I•195.UNHCRcontinues tobenefit fromthesupport oftheunitedNations Educational andTraining Programme forSouthern Africans (UNETPSA) andtheunitedNations Trust FundforSouthAfrica (UNTFSA) withregardtotraining facilities andassistance to refugees fromsouthern Africa. Assistance hasbeengranted byUNHCRtotheUnited Nations Institute forNamibia inZambiaandcloseco-operation continues withthe UnitedNations Council forNamibia. Refugees havealsobenefited fromfellowships awarded bytheWorldIntellectual Property Organization (WIPO). .aced I JNHCR :he l Iin lA ,onisB.Relations withintergovernmental organizations 196.Closeco-operation withtheOrganization ofAfrican Unity(OAU)continued, particularly withrespect torefugee problems inAfrica. UNHCRandOAUhaveworked together onseveral important occasions, notably asmembers oftheSteering Committee fortheorganization oftheSecondInternational Conference onAssistance toRefugees inAfricaheldinGeneva'inJuly1984. UNHCRhasbeeninvited toall important meetings convened byOAUonrefugee issuesandmaintains dailycontacts withOAUthrough UNHCRregional liaison officeinAddisAbaba. TheHigh Commissioner wasrepresented bytheHeadoftheRegional BureauforAfricaatthe forty-first session oftheOAUCouncil ofMinisters, heldfrom27February to 3March'1985.-Ii Inal, '84, ently JNHCR, ica ~Swho197.TheDeputyHighCommissioner visited OAUheadquarters inAddisAbabafrom10 to13November 1984andOAUparticipated actively inthethirty-fifth session of theExecutive Committee oftheHighCommissioner's Programme aswellasinthetwo regional seminars organized inAddisAbabaandYaounde aspartofthefollow-up to
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the activities and collaborations of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with various international organizations and entities. The focus is on humanitarian aid and relief, with mentions of population activities, refugee settlements, emergency situations, and assistance to refugees. The report also touches on education and training, as well as cultural and scientific cooperation.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education