educational assistance whileawaiting adetermination oftheirasylumclaim. Considering therelatively slowpaceintheprocessing ofasylumclaimsinmany countries, theeffects ofprolonged idleness ontheasylum-seekers concerned may involve considerable hardship bothmaterially andpsychologically andcanproveto beaserious strainonfamily relationsh~ps. Itistherefore hopedthat,despite theeconomic recession stillprevailing, manyStateswillseetheirwayto permitting atleastthoseasylum-seekers whoseclaimsappeartobebonafideto takeadvantage ofavailable employment opportunities. 49.Asregards accesstopUblicwelfare, itwillberecalled thatunderarticle 23 ofthe1951UnitedNations Refugee Convention, refugees aresupposed tobeaccorded -11-lie !din led .ght mtry Is In only ely by rs e nd rt e 'I to te ~23 ~dedthesametreatment asnationals. Thepractice ofStatesinthisareacontinued to varywidelyfromhostcountry tohostcountry andsometimes evenwithincountries, especially inthosehavingafederal structure. Thesedifferences areinmany casesareflection ofthegener.al availability offacilities, whichisdependent on thelevelofeconomic activity andthedegreeofdevelopment ofpublicwelfare and socialsecurity structures • 50.Withregardtoaccesstoeducational facilities, thepractice ofStateshas generally continued tobeliberal andgenerous bothwithrespect torecognized refugees aswellastoesylum-seekers, particularly asregards accesstoprimary or elementary education. 51.Refugees indeveloped countries wereusually abletotakeadvantage ofthe secondary andpost-secondary educational facilities inthesamewayasnationals, provided thattheyhadacquired theminimum proficiency intherelevant national or official language and/orhadtakenanypreparatory courses required. 52.Indeveloping countries, however, thesituation withregardtoaccessby refugees tohigherlevelsofeducation wasingeneral lessfavourable since refugees hadtocompete withnationals forverylimited educational facilities. In someofthesecountries, refugees weretherefore required toachieve ahighergrade thannationals inordertobeadmitted tosecondary and '~;'\versity levels. '53.Itisgratifiying tonotethatinallcountries whererefugees encountered difficulties duetolimited educational facilities, efforts continued tobemadeby theauthorities, sometimes inco-operation with ~lHCR,toprovide refugees with accesstoavailable educational facilities atalllevels. 7.Documentation 54.Theimportance ofproviding refugees withidentity documents continued tobe recognized duringthereporting period. Moreover, theneedfortraveldocuments ­ whichhasbeenincreasingly feltinrecentyears-remains oneofthemajor concerns forrefugees intoday's world. 55.Duringthereporting period, refugee identity documents continued tobeissued torefugees, sometimes onalargescale,inanumberofcountries. Insome instances, UNHCRarranged fortheprinting oftheseidentity documents andmade themavailable tothecountries concerned. ~nothercases,theywereprinted locally withUNHCR financial assistance. 56.Inanumberofcountries, identity documents wereissuedtorefugees aspart oflarge-scale registration operations undertaken withtheco-operation orthe finanical assistance ofUNHCR. Suchregistration hasalsoprovedofvaluein I.,.:.enabling theauthorities ofthecountries concerned tokeep.records oftherefugee tpopulation residing. withintheirrespective territories andhasalsofacilitated r,theirefforts toorganize appropriate assistance measures forrefugees. r: 1:t57.Itshould ~epointed outthatinmanycases,identity documents notonly "establish theholder's identity, butalsoattesttohisrefugeestatus. Such evidence ofrefugee statusisofvalueinenabling therefugee totakeadvantage of tthevarious rightsestablished forhisbenefit undertheinternational refugee ~instruments andnational legislation. Ithasprovedtobeofspecial valuein situations whererefugees maybecaughtupinpoliceoperations directed against
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the situation of asylum-seekers and refugees, discussing their access to education, employment, and humanitarian aid, as well as their identity documentation. The tone is informative and descriptive, providing an overview of the challenges faced by refugees in various countries. Given the specific topics and themes presented, it is likely that the text belongs to a category that encompasses issues related to migration, displacement, and humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education