November 1984, the Government of Chad appealed to the international community for relief assistance to the drought-affected population. ttNDRO lmnediately sent a represent,ative to NrDjamena to assist the Governnent and the TNDRO/INDP Resident Representative in assessing needs, collecting and disseminating information, co-ordinating relief operations, and mobilizating resourceg. Those tasks were entrusted to the Action Conmittee for Ernergency Aid, a bocly created by UNDRO in 1982 under the Ministry tor Disaster Reliet. The Committee is composed of representatives of the United Nations agencies, bllateral donors' the major non-governmental organizations and governnent departments. The UNDRO representative acts as Secretary to the Committee. 101. nirh reported emergencyrespect to the drought/civil strife of 1984-85 total contributions to ITNDRO as at mid-1985 uere $165,LI7,283. UNDRO itself provided an grant of $30r000. 102. ITNFPA resumed its assistance to chad in 1984 by approving a seminar on- population and development. At the reouest of Ehe Government, LTNFPA provided assistance to formulate a three-year project in family health. The project document ls under considerat,ion. A nission to assess the needs, which was planned for 1984, has been postponed to 1985. I03. In 1984, UNICEFTs actual expenditures in Chad were $1.8 million, mainly on emergency assistance and in the health, planning and htater supply sectors. Actions to be taken for strenghtening and expanding the proqranme include the upqrading of the sub-office to a country office and an increase in supplenentary fundinq for imnunization and related activities. 104. TNIDO is implementing the fotlooing industrial developrnent projects aPProved in I9g4: (a) study on the establishrnenB of a cement factory in Ehe Mayo-Kebbi region ($394,886; UNDP/TPEI and (b) building materials ($4S,000; UNDP/lPFl. 105. As at 31 December 1984, utFP had approved 12 development, projects at a total stFp cost. of S58.8 million and 15 emergency operations projects at a total ttlFP costs of $49.9 million.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the humanitarian and development assistance provided by various United Nations agencies and organizations to Chad in 1984-1985. It mentions drought relief, emergency aid, health projects, and industrial development projects, which suggests that the report is focused on humanitarian aid and relief, as well as economic development and industry.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Economic development, Industry