44. Mr. MONASTERIO (Observer for Mexico) said that the spirit of reconciliation that had prevailed at earlier sessions of the Executive Committee attested to the confidence which UNHCR inspired in Governments and international civil society. A/AC.96/SR.451 page 9 45. While the long-term objective of the international community was the establishment of a climate conducive to preventing the emergence of new flows of refugees, in the short term, in order to maintain peace in the world, the problem of the 15 million currently registered refugees required a durable solution. In effect, there was ample proof that the suspension or postponement of refugee aid programmes aggravated the situation of the people in need of assistance and made only for false economies which resulted in wasted resources. 46. Apart from their indirect contribution, which was seldom quantified, the countries of asylum offered refugees something that was intangible but indispensable, namely, the protection without which no assistance would be possible. Mexico, which earmarked, indirectly, over $3 million every year to refugee assistance programmes on its territory, had recently enacted further measures of protection or integration. Thus, the Office of the Secretary of State for Public Education now gave full recognition to studies carried out in the settlement zones for Gviatemalan refugees in the States of Quintana Roo, Campenche and Chiapas; the authorities responsible for migration questions had made an agreement with the Mexican Commission for Aid to Refugees and the UNHCR Office in Mexico for work permits to be issued to Guatemalan refugees in the State of Chiapas; moreover, the civil registry services had begun registering over 13,000 children of Guatemalan refugees who, having been bom in Mexico, were entitled to Mexican nationality. Finally the Government would soon submit to the Congress of the Union a bill amending the general law on 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the role of governments and international organizations in providing assistance to refugees, highlighting the importance of protection, aid, and integration. It also touches on the economic aspect of refugee assistance, mentioning the suspension or postponement of aid programs and their potential consequences. Given the focus on humanitarian aid and refugee assistance, it is likely that the text belongs to a category related to human rights and international relations.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief