fl tt UI152.Morethan27,500SouthAfrican refugees continue toresidein~arious countries insouthern Africa, namelyAngola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Swazi1and, theUnitedRepublic ofTanzania, ZambiaandZimbabwe. UNHCRassistance toSouthAfrican refugees comprises subsistence allowances, scholarships andthe promotion ofself-sufficiency, eitherinruralsettlements orthrough individual income-generating activities. Thesouthern African liberation movements recognized byOAUreceived further support through int~rnationa1 procurement ofagricultural equipment fortheirfarmsinAngolaandtheUnitedRepublic ofTanzania. Developments inNamibia arebeingclosely followed andUNHCRisprepared toassist infacilitating thevoluntary repatriation ofNamibian refugees whenconditions permit. Inthemeantime, UNHCRcontinues toassistsome 7~,000Namibian refugees inAngola, Zambiaandothercountries inAfrica. 153.Newinfluxes of6,000refugees intheRepublic ofCameroon andsome35,000in theCentral African Republic occurred during1984.Inbothcountries, emergency reliefassistance wasprovided whilestepsweretakentoprepare plansforthe refugees' localsettlement. FOllowing eventsinnorthern Angola, some 40,000refugees soughtasylumintheneighbouring Shabaprovince ofZaire. In March1984,theHighCommissioner launched anemergency reliefprogramme forthese refugees. 154.UNHCRcontinued itsactiveinvolvement infollowing uptheresults achieved at thesecondInternational Conference onAssistance toRefugees inAfrica, heldin Genevafrom9to11July1984.Inparticular, UNHCRintensified itsclose co-operation withUNDPonrefining programmes andfunding plansofthe refugee-related development projects whichwerepresented totheConference by 19African Governments. Bytheendofthereporting period, asignificant number ofprojects werebeingimplemented orreviewed inpreparation forlater implementation. Aseparate reportonICARA11willbesubmitted totheEconomic andSocialCouncil bytheSecretary-General. D.Regional developments intheAmericas andEurope 155.Thegeneral trendinLatinAmerica during1984showedarelative stability in thenumberofrefugees in~entra1 America andMexicoandcontinuing voluntary repatriation movements toArgentina andChile. 156.Thenumberofrefugees inCentral America andMexicoincreased onlyslightly, fro~some330,000 personsatthebeginnin~of 1984to338,000 personsattheendof theyear.Therewasaproportional increase inthenumberofrefugees assisted by UNHCRthroughitsdifferent programmes, whichbenefited some103,'200 persons bythe ~ndof1984.Thegeneral objectives ofUNHCRintheregioncontinued tobethe provision ofintermediate caresndmaintenance assistance togroupsofrefugees and,whenappropriate, thepromotion ofmeasures fortheirlocalsettlement in countries ofasylum. Efforts tointegrate refugees inruralareaswerepursued in Belize, CostaRica,Honduras, Nicaragua, MexicoandPanama. Measures aimedat urbanintegration wereundertaken primarily inCostaRica,theDominican Republic andPanama. 157.InHonduras~ some19,500Salvadorian and500Guatemalan refugees continued to receive assistance incampsnearthewestern border, notably inColomoncagua, Mesa GrandeandElTesoro. Thelivingconditions oftherefugees remained satisfactory in1984.TOwards theendof1983,theHonduran Government haddecided inprinciple totransfer theserefugees fromtheborderareatothenorthern partofthecountry nearthetownofOlanchito (YoroDepartment). TheGovernment laterreversed this -30-dec App Hon in War sel 3,7 ass (El 158 the ad of ref cha 159 Wes in who sho of mea fro som ben difl asyJ eli~ trac witt cour bec Tur~ 160. it ena saf Aus The app to Rep to see hig did cou Ref eli 161­
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report on the activities and assistance provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to refugees and displaced persons in various countries around the world. The report highlights the provision of humanitarian aid, assistance with repatriation, and support for self-sufficiency and local settlement. The text does not focus on economic development, natural resources, or other specific sectors, but rather on the humanitarian aspects of refugee assistance.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief