&9.0!J••iorProfe.,iolal Officer ! !.AlIIIAIIPATlI1TI01 OPII&TIOI ! !IlGULU BUOCkT(3)U.O !.....•.•.•.••.•..........•.•...•.......... _ _...•........... _-__ _ ~.._ ! 4,101.7 !5,040.5! 3,414.3!GIlIDTOTAL(1-3) 1,"5.1! ==:=:::::::::==:::=::=:=:::::::=:======::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::===::::=::::::::::::::::::: a/OfIbicbUSI1,771ilclrreda.ai.lto,erallallocatiol IJ~l..P_.~h__$-;1t,>;{)>*i*cle, ( •-"44 :;::"',..iI..,,.(..fP;;Zi¥'$.2, S_. £,irIIaw::·" I A/AC.96/751(Part I) page115 ZIMBABWE 'Area••••••••••••••• 6•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 39ti.580 sq.km Estimated population •••••..••••••••••.•••••••••• •••.8,640,000 (mid-87) Population density•••.••....•••••.••••••.•••••••• •••22.1persq.krn Rainyseason•••••.••••.•.•••••••••••••..•••.••• •••••November-April ZAMBIAMOZAMBIQUE MASHONALAND EAST c/~ ~~~ Mutare• Chipinge • Tongogara. ~iASVINGO Chambuta • •TownorvIllage•CaptldlNyamatiki t~" t>tASHONALAND SuUTHAFRICA•BulawayoCENTRAL HARARE • ZIMBABWE 'DOBOTSWANA __E::==-_-==::::I' K"" 2"0A/AC.96/751(Part I) page116'P¥. ,GP;. 1,23ZIMBABWE COuntry overview$i ki.P444:4,4.4 ",1,0,24. tALl,; La;;a;:;a ,j)w-.42,i, ;'G.4$S eventua mainten themed Impleme Statistical ipformatiop 1.23.1 According togovernment estimates, therewereabout175,350 refugees ipZimbabwe attheendofDecember 1989,consisting ofabout75,000 Mozambican refugees idfourorganized ruralsettlements and345urbanrefugees ofvarious nationalities. Some100,000 Mozambicans werereported tobespontaneously settled alongtheborder, mostinthesouth-eastern area.Duringthecourse of1989,therefugee population inthecampsincreased byapproximately 10,000, while774repatriated totheircountry oforiginunderorganized arrangements. AfifthcampforMozambican refugees wasexpected tobeopened in1990. Majordeve10pmepts andachievements in1989andthefirstguarter of1990 1.23.2 Withintheoverall context ofthegovernment's careandmaintenance policy andthelimited landavailable foragricultural purposes, the predominantly ruralrefugees livinginthecampscontinued toface difficulties infinding productive ~ctivities. Vegetable gardening was carried outwhenever fe~sible. UNHCRassistance activities werethusgeared towards providing careandmaintenance. Thegovernment, asthemajor implementing partner, ensured thedelivery ofassistance intheareasof sanitation, nutrition, shelter, watersupply, education, andtransport. The ':.'lrldFoodProgramme (WFP)provided thebasicfoodrations, whichwere ~~pplemented bybothUNHCRandnon-governmental organisations. The .,kills-training programmes undertaken inthepastseveral yearshadbegunto showpositive results. Therewasanincreasing numberof"graduates" from skills-training activities suchascarpentry, tailoring, tiJ~-smithing and construction. Thecontribution byrefugees towards theirownwelfare was not.iceable. Forexample, refugees engaged intailoring produced school and workers uniforms, tin-smiths produced buckets andpans,carpentars produced benches andtablesfortheschools, andconstruction teamsbuiltstores classrooms. NGOsplayed aleading roleintheskills-training programme. 1.23.3 Fortheurbanrefugees, UNHCRactivities concentrated onacademic and vocationai training, andcareandmaintenance towards satisfying basic individual needs. About40percentoftheruralrefugees werewomenand children, whoenjoyed accesstoallsectors ofassistance. Efforts continued tobemade,however, toimprove women's increased accesstoskills-training opportunities andeducation. Thebeneficiaries ofthesupplementary and therapeutic feeding progr~lwes werewomenandchildren. Durable solutions 1.23.4 Pending thevoluntary repatriation oftheMozambicans andinviewof thegovernment's careandmaintenance policy, theruralrefugees livinginthe campswill co~tinue toparticipate inactivities suchasvegetable gardening andskillstraining whicharegeared towards providing basicskills, essential fortheday-to-day activities ofthecampandforfutureuseupontheir1.23.5 Plannin Ref\l.gee headed adminis Impleme UNHCR, refugee
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report about the humanitarian aid and relief efforts for Mozambican refugees in Zimbabwe. The text discusses the challenges faced by the refugees, the assistance provided by UNHCR and other organizations, and the efforts to provide skills training and self-reliance. The report also touches on the government's care and maintenance policy and the provision of basic needs such as food, shelter, and education.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education