Djibouti was one of the countries most afflicted by that- tragedy and refugees ; currently constituted more than 10 per cent of its population. . However, the people of his country faithful to the African tradition of hospitality and solidarity, had not hesitated to share their meagre resources with their brothers and sisters and. A/AC.96/SR.556 page 14 with the help of the High Commissioner and the generosity of the international community, a programme had been set up to render assistance in the fields of nutrition, clothing and bedding, housing, education and vocational training. His Government had also hastened to ratify the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto, and had set up a national committee with authority to grant refugee status along with an office responsible for co-ordinating assistance programmes. 72. Since assistance could only alleviate the plight of refugees, and even have the deleterious effect.of creating a dependent mentality and undermining their dignity, it should be. temporary and self-terminating. In other words, it should lead to durable solutions in the form either of resettlement in a third country or voluntary repatriation. From the very outset, his Government had endeavoured to arrive at durable solutions, and the measures it had taken to that end included the appointment in 1980 of a Tripartite Commission, in collaboration with the UNHCR and the Ethiopian Government, to lay the foundations of a voluntary repatriation programme. 73- The Ethiopian Government had promptly promulgated an amnesty iaw;which had subsequently been extended until 51 December 1983. As the refugees had still, been suffering from the shock of events, however, there had initially been few volunteers. The Tripartite Commission had then met again with a view to bringing about the necessary conditions for voluntary repatriation. The Ethiopian Government had 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the humanitarian response to a tragedy and the efforts of the Djibouti government to provide assistance to refugees, including their temporary and self-terminating aid programs. The focus is on the government's initiatives to establish durable solutions, such as voluntary repatriation and resettlement, rather than economic development or environmental concerns.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education