h es, e of ich or [ de114.Incentral America, $20million wereobligated forcareandmaintenanceactivities, although significant progress towards moredurable localsettlementprogrammes couldbeobserved inCostaRica,MexicoandNicaragua. 3.Self-sufficiency activities 115.Whenever possible, UNHCRcontinued toinclude non-agriculturalincome-generating andotherself-sufficiency activities initscareandmaintenanceprogrammes. Thepromotion ofself-reliance andself-help reflects thedesiretoreducethefinancial burdenofrefugee aidonthehostGoverpment andontheinternational community atlargeJitalsorepresents anefforttoreducethe"dependency syndrome" whichoftendevelops inprolonged careandmaintenancesituations. 116.Theimplementation ofappropriate self-sufficiency activities wasactivelypursued inallmajorcareandmaintenance programmes. InZaire,forexample, underajointILO/UNHCR project, 40self-sustaining refugee co-operatives weresetupintheBas-Fleuve region. Activities undertaken bytheseco-operatives includefishing, pisciculture, baking, tailoring, carpentry, shoemaking, soapmaking,handicrafts, blacksmithing andtheprocessing andmarketing ofagricultural produce. 117.IntheSudan,ILO,inco-operation withthecompetent Sudanese authorities andUNHCR,begantheimplementation ofincome-generating projects fundedbyUNHCRandotherdonorsforbothurbanandruralrefugees. Theseprojects, whichareintendedtobenefit directly some55,000refugees, willcoveractivities suchasdairyandpoultry farming, fishing, bee-keeping gelectrical andmechanical workshops,handicrafts, carpentry, leatherwork andsecretarial services. Similarly, proJectsaimedatsmall-enterprise development arebeingdeveloped andcarried outbyILOwithUNHCRfunding inLesotho andKenya. 118.In1984,reviews ofself-sufficiency activities werecarried outinDjibouti,pakistan, Somalia andWestAfrica (Burkina Faso,Ghana,Nigeria, Senegal andTogo). Theobjective ofthisexercise wastoseekwaysandmeanstoimprove andexpandtheseactivities. Thefindings andrecommendations arising fromthesereviews aretobeimplemented in1985. 4..Durable solutions 119.Theprimary objective ofallUNHCRassistance activities istheachievement ofdurable solutions through voluntary repatriation, localintegration. inthecountryoffirstasylumor,whenthesearenotpracticable, resettlement inanothercountry. In1984,over$103.4million, orsome30percentofresources obligatedundertheGeneral Programmes foralltypesofassistance, wereuseddirectly forthepromotion ofoneofthethreedurable sOlutions. Some$9.5million madeavailable underSpecial Programmes forrehabilitation assistance toreturnees intheircountries o~originshouldalsobeconsidered asdirectly related tothepromotion ofdurable solutions. d la in ro120.Voluntary repatriation: During1984,theOfficecontinued topromote and support efforts towards thevoluntary repatriation ofindividuals orgroupsofrefugees. InSouth-East Asia,following thevoluntary repatriation underUNHCR,auspices of148persons fromThailand totheLaopeople's Democratic Republic early I,,:in1984,theprogramme wastemporarily suspended. Movements resumed in "': 1f -24-It mance to y under pin oduce. sand :lnd ended :lnd ~cts ~o lti, Id Itof try ted r n :lrlyDecember 1.984andbytheendoftheyear204persons hadrepatriated. Thisbrought to2,603thetotalnumberofpersons whohadrepatriated voluntarily with assistance iromUNHCRsincetheinception oftheprogramme in1980.Returnees to theLaopeople's Democratic Republic continued tobenefit fromassistance designed tofacilitate theirreintegration intheirhomevillages. Thirteen individual casesrepatriated tovietNamduring1984,whileoneKampuchean refugee was assisted toreturnvoluntarily tohiscountry. 121.TheSpecial Programme ofAssistance toEthiopian Returnees wasvirtually fully implemented bytheendof1984,exceptforoneagricultural project inHararghe Province which,duetoseveredrought, willneedsupport forafurther planting season. Theprogramme, whichwasoriginally valuedat$20million, hasprovided some$11million inreliefandrehabilitation aidand$6.1million infoodtosome 120,000 returnees. Thevarious projects wereimplemented bytheReliefand Rehabilitation Commission oftheGovernment ofEthiopia, theLeagueofRedCross Societies (LRCS)andtheLutheran WorldFederation (LWF). 122.Atthesametime,theLRCSundertook, attherequestofUNHCR,toregister
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report on the activities and programs of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1984. The text focuses on the organization's efforts to provide humanitarian aid and relief to refugees, with a specific emphasis on promoting self-sufficiency, durable solutions, and income-generating activities. The text also touches on the implementation of projects and programs in various countries, including agriculture, industry, and employment initiatives.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Employment