CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Paragraphs ~ 22 IV.FINANCING OFMATERIAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES 219-226 41 22 22V.PUBLIC INFORMATION ••• $••oe•••••••••••••••••••• IiI••••••••• ANNEXES227-235 43 22 23 24 24 27 28 28I.Statusofaccessions toandratifications ofintergovernmental legal instruments ofbenefit torefugees (at31March1985)••••••••••••••• 11.Financial data: Table1.TotalUNHCRfundsexpenditure in1984byregional bureau/ country orareaandsourceoffunds••••••••••••••••••••••• Table2.UNHCRexpenditure in1984byregional bureau/country or ~reaandmaintypesofassistance activities •••••••••••••• Table3.Statusofcontributions toUNHCRassistance programmes ­ situation at31March1985••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••46 49 52 55 29 30 32 33 35 35 37 38 38 40 40 40 40Table4.Emergency Fundexpenditures in1984byregional bureau/ country orarea•••••••••••• 0 0...... 58 -v-ABBREVIATIONS FAO FoodandAgriculture Organization oftheUnitedNations 41 ICM Intergovernmental Committee forMigration 43ICVA International Council ofVoluntary Agencies ILO International LabourOrganisation OAU Organization ofAfrican unityOAS Organization ofAmerican States UNESCO UnitedNations Educational, Scientific andCultural OrganizationUnitedNations Environment ProgrammeOfficeoftheUnitedNations Disaster ReliefCo-ordinatorUnitedNations Development ProgrammeUnitedNations CentreforHu~~nSettlements UnitedNations Fundforpopulation ActivitiesInternational Maritime Organization UNEPUNDP UNDROUNCHS UNFPAIMO 585546 5249 UNETPSA UnitedNations Educational andTraining Programme forSouthern Africans UNHCR OfficeoftheUnitedNations HighCommissioner forRefugees UNICEF UnitedNations Children's Fund UNITAR UnitedNations Institute forTraining andResearch UNTFSA UnitedNations TrustFundforSouthAfrica UNRWA UnitedNations ReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestine Refugees UNV UnitedNations Volunteers WFP WorldFoodProgramme WHO WorldHealthOrganization WIPO WorldIntellectual Property Organization to:. -vi- J- cans- INTRODUCTION 1.Duringthereporting period, UNHCRfacedthechallenge ofattaining durable solutions torefugee problems inthemidstofseriously deteriorating situation~ inI somepartsoftheworldandtheonsetofamajoremergency inAfrica. Where possible, existing assistance programmes wereconsolidated anddeveloped, with particular emphasis beingplacedonthepromotion ofrefugeeself-reliance projects. Wheredurable solutions couldnotinmlediately beattain~d, careand maintenance programmes nadtobecontinued. 2.UNHCRcontihued toextenditsinternational protection tolargenumbers of refugees andvictims ofman-made disasters acrosstheworld. Problems inthis fieldduring ~~eperiodunderreviewwereaccentuated bythecontinuing co~plexity ofthecausesof~efugee movements andtheincreasing difficulties infindi;!g durable solutions totheplightofpersons ofconcern totheOffice. Violations of thephysical safetyofrefugees continued tocausegraveanxiety. 3.Majorassistance programmes beguninprevious yearscontinued, notably in pakistan, whichremained hosttotheworld's largest refugee population, andin South-East Asia,whereIndo-Chinese refugees continued toarrive. InSomalia and theSudan,careandmaintenance programmes werecomplemented bylocalintegration activities untillate1984,whenattention hadtobediverted toemergency relief (seepara.7below), andprogress wasmadetowards increasing thelocalsettlement component ofUNHCRassistance programmes inCentral America. 4.Aspartofitsendeavour toachieve durable solutions totheproblems of refugees, UNHCRpromoted several voluntary repatriation movements. Theseincluded theresumption oftheUNHCRprogramme ofrepatriation fromThailand totheLao People's Democrat ~RepUblic, andthevoluntary repatriation ofEthiopian refugees
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the activities of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1984. It discusses the financing of material assistance activities, public information, and annexes containing various tables and data. The report mentions refugee movements, durable solutions, care and maintenance programs, and emergency relief efforts. The focus is on humanitarian aid and relief efforts, with some mention of international cooperation and development.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International cooperation