registered refugees orevenregistered campinhabitants. Campsestablished onthe edgesoftownsandcities haveinthecourseoftimetendedtoblendintothe surrounding urbanareasandtobecomeallbutindistinguishable fromtheir surroundings. 135.Onlyessential maintenance ofAgencybuildings andinstallations isnow carried out,andmuchimportant andoverdue maintenance workhasonceagainnot beendonebecause oflackoffunds. Thispostponement addstotheproblems forthe following financial year,whenthemaintenance required mightwellbemoreserious andcostswillhaverisen. 136.TheAgencyassisted 432families registered asspecial hardship casesin repairing orreconstructing theircampshelters during1984atacostof$170,036. l37',Many self-help projects werecompleted, withtheAgencycontributing partof thecoatandtherefugee communities gGovernments, municipalities orotnerlocal sources contributing theremainder intheformoflabour, materials orcash. 138.Thepresent situation ofthe35families whoseshelters ontheborders of BeachCampintheGazaStripweredemolished (seeparas.139and184oflastyear's report)isasfollows: Twenty-eight families arelivingintemporary shelters they havebuilteitheronornearthesamesite,fivefamilies leftthesite,andtwo families movedintotheshelters ofnearbyrelatives. Inresponse totheAgency's representations, theauthorities havestatedthattheseshelters weredemolished as contraventions, havingbeenbuiltongovernment landoutside thecamps,andthat arrangements arebeingmadetoprovide alt~rnative accommoaation. 139.Details ofthehousing situation ofthe2,554refugee families whoseshelters weredemolished bytheoccupation authorities intheGazaStripin1971aregiven intheSecretary-General'~ reporttotheGeneral Assembly (A/39/457). Someof theserefugees areamongthosewhohavemovedintonewhousing projects developed bytheIsraeli authorities. Otherrefugees havewillingly movedtoplotsofland -23-in co be Ag wr of pe st 14 co an pr mo ra re pr hi co th 50 ho 14 co cr Hi gO\ ph aut qUe hot: aL act: ava 81 we the 142 thr sup AIDe ininthesehousing developments andbuilttheirownhomes. ButUNRWAremained concerned forfamilies stilllivinginunsatisfactory conditions, manyofwhomhave beenlivinginhardship formanyyears(seepara.140oflastyear'sreporti. An Agencysurveyconducted lastyearfoundthat23families werestilllivingin wretched accommodations. Theauthorities agreedtotrytohelpthesefamilies, 19 ofwhomwerestilllivinginhardship conditions attheendofthereporting period. TheAgencycontinues totakeupthematterwiththeauthorities, whohave statedthatthesefamilies arebeingrehoused. 140.Intheyearunderreview, according toUNRWArecords, 326refugee families comprising 2,075persons andninenon-refugee families of70persons movedto194 andnineplotsoflandrespectively inIsraeli government-sponsored housing projects intheGazaStrip. Inaddition, threerefugee families ef14persons movedtoready-built housesattheal-Amal housing project inKhan Y~unis. The rateofmovement bycomparison withlastyearhasdecreased, perhaps because ofthe refugee community's increasingly difficult economic circumstances. Thehousing projects provide thoserefugees whocanafforditanopportunity toconstruct a higherstandard ofaccommodation thangenerally existsinthecamps. Therefugee community therefore readily accepts voluntary moves,although itremains concerned thatsomerefugee families maybeinduced tomovethrough fearorpressure. About 50families livingonthenorthern edgeofJabalia campadjacent toagovernment housing project werethreatened bytheIsraeli authorities thattheirshelters wouldbedemolished because theyallegedly hadbeenbuiltillegally. Infact, 14private roomswhichconstituted partsofshelters weredemolished as contraventions, andanumberofboundary wallsandgardens werebulldozed. This created apprehension, andseveral families havetakentheircasestotheIsraeli HighCourtofJustice. Asaresultofthemovesofrefucees fromcampsto government housing projects, 501roomsweredemolished, comprising 245Agency rooms plus27Agency-assisted roomsand229private rooms,because theIsraeli
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the living conditions of refugees in a specific region, specifically in the Gaza Strip. It mentions the Agency's efforts to assist them in repairing or reconstructing their shelters, as well as their housing situation in general. The text also touches on the issues of demolition of refugee shelters and the Agency's efforts to address this issue. Given the focus on the living conditions and humanitarian aid efforts, it is likely that the text falls under the category of Humanitarian aid and relief.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief