refugees. In other parts of Africa, conditions were favourable for the return of large numbers of refugees to their countries of origin, but those hopeful prospects were, in some cases, being hampered by the lack of fimds. For example, the appeal launched for $US 37 million to cover the local integration as well as voluntary return of some 430,000 Ethiopians had not received any A/AC.96/SR.448 page 5 significant contributions. If repatriation tasks succeeded, resources would be handled better and funds would thus be made available. One of the problems facing the UNHCR today was the lack of funding which prevented it from taking advantage of the opportunities for repatriation that occurred. 14. The sixth and final pillar of his funding strategy, namely traditional donors, was ftindamental to the income and budget of UNHCR. He wished to express UNHCR's warm thanks to the traditional donors for their generous and steadily growing contributions over the years. 15. He would welcome any comments or ideas from the Executive Committee on ways of improving UNHCR's funding basis. Meanwhile, UNHCR needed the Executive Committee's support in allowing the Office to continue its work without major disruptions. 16. The budget being submitted for the approval of the Executive Committee involved cuts in three areas: delivery of assistance to refugees, the host Governments and UNHCR staff. He wished to stress his deep concern at the financial sitiiation of UNHCR, which was not only confronted with an extremely tight schedule in relation to its financial obligations for 1990 but was also unable to predict its income in 1991. He had been told that in 1989 it had taken over 800 entries in UNHCR's accounts and over more than 12 months to arrive at the half billion dollars it received in contributions. Such a lack of predictability and thus stability had to be seriously addressed if the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the financial situation of the UNHCR, its funding strategy, and the impact of lack of funding on its ability to provide assistance to refugees. It highlights the importance of traditional donors and the need for improved funding basis. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or any specific industries, but it does focus on humanitarian aid and relief.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief