UNITED NATIONS General AssemblyDi6tr. GENERAI, A/ 40 / 587 30 August ORIGINAL!1985 ENGI..ISH forcieth session Itern 12 of the provisional agend3t REPORT OF TtrE E@NO|{IC AND SOCIAI, @UNCII, Assistahce to diaplaced persons in EEhiopia Report of the Secre tary-Gene ral @NTENTS Paragraphs page I. INTRODUCUON ...,,..... L 2 II. ASSISTANCE TO SUDANESE REFUGEES IN ITANG 2 - 6 2 III. ASS ISTANCE PROGN,NIIT'E FOR ESHIOPIAN RETURNEES 7 - 8 3 IV. VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION OF EItsIOPIAN REfUGEBS FROM DJIBOI'TI 9 - IO 3 V. REI,IEF A5S ISTANCE TO REtrURNEES IN INN,ARGf,E PROVIUCE II - 12 4 VI. REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE TO RETUNNEES IN AANARGIIE PBOVINCE 13 - 16 4 VI I. PROGRMI,TE MANAGEMENT L7 5 .* A/{O/L5O. 8s-24009 1444v (E)A/ 40/587 Bngl ish Page 2 INTRODUCTION 1. rn its resolut.ion 39,/105 of 14 Decenber 1984, the Generar Assenbly requestedthe united Nations High connissioner for Refugees (uNHcR) to intensify his effortsin nobilizing hunaniEarian assistance for the reli.ef , rehabilitation andresetElenent. of voluntary returnees, refugees and displaced persons in Ethiopia.The Assenbly requested the Secre ta ry-ceneral, in co-opera tion $ieh tbe UnitedNations Hiqb connissioner for Refugees. co report. on Ehe inplementati.on of theresolution to the Assenbly at ies fortieth session. II. ASSISTANCE TO SUDANESE REFUGEES IN ITANG 2. The influx of refugees fron southern sudan to the rllubabor Reg ion of westernEtbioPia continued throughout 1984 and aluring the firse nonths of I9g5. thecioverment of Ethiopia est.inated that the refugee population in the region totarledsone 180,000 persons. uNHcR assistance is r.imited to those refugees who have beenregistered in the refugee canp of Itang, Asraja (district) of @nbella, and to ehon UNHCR has unli.rited access. The Lat.ter popurat ion increased fron 31,400 persons inearly 1984 to sorre 59,100 at. the end of 1994, and by the end of May 1985 haalreached 72,000 persons.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the humanitarian aid and relief efforts provided by the United Nations to displaced persons in Ethiopia, specifically focusing on refugees and returnees. The report highlights the assistance provided to Sudanese refugees in Itang, Ethiopian returnees, and displaced persons in various regions of Ethiopia. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or industry, and it is not primarily focused on education, employment, or culture. Science and technology is not mentioned either. The text seems to be mainly related to humanitarian aid and relief efforts.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief