!OTlIITIUSTrOIDI ! 4,400.0!Alliltalce toLiberianrEfl,ees ! !!! ! ! !------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!!O.O! O.O!4,400.0!Slb-total (ZI !0.0! !------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------! !1.1! O.O!5,100.0!GUIDTOTAL(1-11 !4,UO.I! :::::::::::::::::::::::::::=::=:::::==:::===:::::=::::::::::::::::~:::::::::::::::::::==::====:=::=::::=::::=::::::::::::::::=== a/Obii.atiol ilclrred a~ain.to,eraliallocationMajor 1.10.3 asylW11 thebe newma asylwr theye Kenya serio\l perSOil ofApr situat contill 1.10.4 attent par-.:.ic cost-a refuge approa sector jobtr withill with1A/AC.96/75l(Part I) page45 1.10gUA country oyeryiew Statistical information 1.10.1 Theoverall population ofrefugees inKenyadecreased during 1989 from12,446persons inJanuary to12,392asof31December. Bytheendof April1990,thetotalpopulation hadfurther reduced to12,230because of repatriation andresettlement tothirdcountries. Thisfigureconsisted of 6,047Ugandans, 2,831Ethiopians, 1,966Rwandese and1,386refugees of various othernationalities andincluded asteadyinfluxofasylum-seekers, mainly fromEthiopia, whichcontinued into1990. Thelargemajority ofthe refugees weremalesunder30yearsofageandofurbanorigin, residing in andaroundNairobi orMombasa. 1.10.2 During 1989,some46persons weregranted refugeestatus, while439 others, whowererecommended forrefugee statusbytheEligibility Panel, weregivenmandate statusbyUNHCRaftertheyhadbeenrejected bythe authorities. Duringthefirstfourmonthsof1990,some49persons were granted refugee statusand181mandate status, bringing thetotalpopulation ofmandate refugees inKenyato2,143persons. Mandate refugees arenot permitted totakeupemployment andtheirresidence inKenyaisconsidered temporary. Atotalof367refugees, including Ugandans andNamibians, voluntarily repatriated totheircountries oforigindaring 1989andearly 1990.Agroupof238Ugandans wererepatriated in1989without UNHCR participation. Atotalof713refugees wasresettled inthirdcountries, 662 intheUnitedStates, 50inCanada andoneinNorway. MajordeyelolDSnts apdachievements in1989andthefirst9J1orter of1990 1.10.3 Duringthereporting period, thelegalprotection situation for asylum-seekers ondrefugees inKenyacontinued togivecauseforconcern. At thebeginning of1990,thegovernment decided toconfine asylum-seekers and newmandate refugees totheThikaReception Centre andnottoallowUgandan asylum-seekers accesstotheasylumprocedure. Onseveral occasions during theyear,UNHCRwasdeniedaccesstogroupsthathadreportedly crossed into Kenyatoseek refug~. TheThikaCentre's reception capacity hasbecome seriously stretched beyonditscapacity. Originally builttoaccommodate 320 persons intransit, thesitewassheltering over1,400persons asoftheend ofApril1990.Assistance wasadjusted accordingly torespond tothis situation. Discussions withthegovernment regarding analternative site continued. 1.10.4 As0resultofthefinancial difficulties facingtheOffice, attention focused ontheneedtoreaSS4SS refugee assistance programmes, in par~icular inthemedical andtheeducation sectors. Aschemefor cost-sharing ineducation wasintroduced and,afterconsultation withthe refugees, thenumberofbeneficiaries wasreduced. Inaddition, anew approach aimedatre-directing education fromtheacademic tothenon-formal sectorwasbegun. Moreemphasis was,asaresult, placedonvocational and jobtraining andcounselling. Assistance tovulnerable groupscontinued withinthelimitsoftheavailable resources. Singlemothers wereprovided withloansandcounselling. Moregenerally, increasing numbers ofwomenA/AC.96/751(Part I) page46 refugees werecounselled towards vocational and"on-the-job" training pro'.cta. Duringthereporting period, UNHCRinitiated asurveyoftheneeds ofrefugees inKenya. Themalnpartofthissurveyconcerned needsofwomen andprovided guidance forfutureassistance. Dqrable lolutions 1.10.5 In1989,theobjective todecentralize refugee assistance outside ofNairobi andtoprovide forparticipation indevelopment projects wasnot achieved, primarily duetofinancial constraints. However, progress wasmade
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the refugee situation in Kenya, focusing on the population, asylum seekers, and refugees, as well as the challenges and achievements in providing assistance. The report discusses the financial difficulties faced by the Office and the need to reassess refugee assistance programs, including education and medical sectors. The text also mentions the repatriation and resettlement of refugees to third countries.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education, Health