155. In the recent past, in particular at the time of the earthquake of December l.gg3, which left 20r000 homeless and without the basic necessities' Guinea has been the recipient of emergency humanitarian assistance' Apart from immediate assistance to the stricken population, some sources of assistance also provided special financing for the medium-term rehabilitation or development effort which is still under way today. However, the appeal made in December 1984 was of a different nature, since it was not a matter, at that time, of coping with destruction caused by an unforeseen natural disaster, but rather of mobilizinq the international community to assist the new @vernment in its efforts towards reconstruction and economic and social recovery and in the steps already taken towards that end with its traditional partners from the earliest days of the second nepublic. I57. As a result of the Secretary-General's appeal, it has already been possible to expand the initiat direct bilateral contacts to the entire international community on the basis of the report of the economic survey organized in August 1984. ttultilateral assistance l5g. The office of the united Nations High commissioner for Refugees (uNHcR): from Juty 1984 to February 1985, emerqency assistance to Guinean returnees consisted in $1,I02,000 for the purchase of medical kits and vehicles, for setting up health care delivery systems and for distributing foodstuffs and agricultural inputs' l5g. uNEoTF (United Nations Emergency operation Trust Fund): emergency assistance for agricultural eguipment consisted inl $800,000 approved following the earthquake of December 1983 to finance the delivery in Aprit 1985 of 5,000 ploughs which are greatly needed during the present recovery phase' Bilateral assistance 160. provision of agricultural inputs (fertilizers' seeds) and school eguipment' financed mainly by France and China. In addition, the economic partners have maintained their programme of technical and food assistance.A/ 40 / 44L English eage 58
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the aftermath of an earthquake in Guinea and the various forms of international assistance provided to the country, including humanitarian aid, economic support, and technical assistance. The focus is on the reconstruction and recovery efforts, with mentions of agricultural equipment, health care delivery systems, and school equipment. This suggests that the category should be related to humanitarian aid, economic development, and international cooperation.

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