mostofthebasicfoodneedsofrefugees inmanyaffected areasoftheworld. WFP hasalsoincertain. situations provided assistance infavourofrefugees involved inproductive activities linkedtodevelopment projects. Thereareongoing development projects established byWFPinfavourofrefugees inAngola, theSudan andtheUnitedRepublic ofTanzania. Emergency assistance wasalsoprovided by WFP,notably intheSudan.Itcontinued toassumetheroleoffoodaid co-ordinator inSomalia andPakistan aswellastoassistwiththeprocurement of foodforKampucheans inThailand. 182.TheUnitedNations Children's Fund(UNICEF) hascontinued toprovide support tovarious refugee programmes infieldsrelated tocareandmainten~nce and community developmen~ suchasemergency rehabilitation, watersupply ~nd sanitation, healthcareandeducation forrefugee children. 183.Asaresultoftheestablishment ofjointguidelines andprocedures for co-operation insituations requiring longer-term assistance torefugees, UNHCR traditional collaboration withtheUnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP)has been fu~ther strengthened. Theseguidelines applytosituations whereprojects to enablerefugees tosupport themselves ortointegrate intothelocalcommunity need togo'beyondthescopeofUNHCRprogrammes, i.e.tobenefit also subst~ntial members oflocalpeopleandthuscontribute tothedevelopment ofthearea.The agreedguidelines further reviewvarious funding mechanisms andcover,as appropriate, theprovision byUNDPofmanagement andtechnical services inthe formulation, execution orevaluation ofcertain projects. Aseminar forUNDPstaff dealing withrefugeeaffairs intheMiddleEastwasalsoorganized byUNHCRin GenevainJune1984andthe"Handbook onProcedures forDealing withRefugee Matters byUNDPOffices inCountries WhereThereisnoUNHCRRepresentative", which wasprepared andpublished byUNHCR,wasdelivered, toUNDPofficesattheendof 1984. 184.Following thesigning oftheMemorandum ofUnd&~atanding between the International LabourOrganisation (ILO)andUNHCRin1983,andthesecondment ofan expertinincome-generating activities byILOtotheSpecialist Support Unitof UNHCR,co-operation between thetwoorganizations further'increased, especially in thefieldsofsmall-scale enterprise development andincome-generating activities. ILOhasprovided technical expertise onco-operative development inBas-Zaire and Burundi andvocational training activities wereundertaken inPakistan. UNHCRhas -35-1i t': i',. n i: ii i'\. l·~ ii I \I .'~'5'..,""~~"""""'_-"F'i3"ii'lJiij'"~=~':0&:;i,!i;==~=,=''' '~"'=';~~=':::=:='r I alsocontinued tocollaborate withILOintherehabilitation ofdisabled Namibian refugees. 185.Closecollaboration hasalsodeveloped inrecentyearsbetween UNHCRandthe WorldBank.Ajointmission wasorganized bytheWorldBankinNovember 1984and another inFebruary 1985toexamine theincome-generating project forrefugee areas inPakistan. AProgramme ofActionTOwards Sustained Development inSub-Saharan Africaisbeingprepared bytheWorldBankwhichcouldbenefit boththelocal population andrefugees inthearea. 186.TheWorldHealthOrganization (WHO)hascontinued tosOpplymedicines to refugees assisted underUNHCRprogrammes inAfrica, andjoint appoint~ents of UNHCR-WHO healthco-ordinators havebeenmadeforrefugee programmes inPakistan andSomalia. WHOhasalsoseconded toUNHCRapublichealth/nutrition adviser asa memberoftheSpecialist Support Unit.Apublication entitled "Refugee Community HealthCare"hasbeenprepared andissuedbyWHOusingdatasupplied byUNHCRand withUNHCRfinancial support. Special attention hasbeengivenbyWHOtothe preparation ofhealthassistance projects inAfricawhichweresubmitted to ICARAII.Collaboration between thetwoorganizations inCyprushascontinued. 187.UNHCRparticipated inaworkshop on"post-Disaster HealthCareforDisplaced Persons" inCentral America, organized bythePanAmerican HealthOrganization (PAHO/WHO). TheMinisters ofHealthoffivecountries intheregionvisited UNHCR headquarters inGenevainNovember 1984.Theyreviewed withUNHCRofficials the problems ofhealthamongst therefugee population andadopted a"Basicplanon priority HealthNeedsofCentral America andPanama". Ithasalsobeenagreedin principle thatrefugees shouldhaveaccesstoWHOfellowship programmes.
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the provision of humanitarian aid and relief to refugees, focusing on the activities and projects undertaken by various organizations such as WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR, ILO, World Bank, and WHO. The text highlights the efforts of these organizations to provide food, shelter, healthcare, education, and economic assistance to refugees in various regions around the world.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Health