President: Mr. Manuel DOS SANTOS (Mozambique) Applications for hearings by non-governmental organizations (E/ 198617 4) I. The PRESIDENT drew attention to the report of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations on the applications for hearings submitted under items on the agenda of the current session (E/1986/74). 2. If he heard no objections, he would take it that the Council agreed to hear the organizations listed in paragraph 2 of that report. It was so decided. AGENDA ITEM 1 Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters (continued) ASSISTANCE TO THE DROUGHT-STRICKEN AREAS OF ETHIOPIA 3. Mr. SHAH (Office for Emergency Operations in Africa), speaking in pursuance of paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 40/228, said that, while E/1986/SR.IO the situation in Ethiopia had improved, there was no room for complacency as substantial emergency needs remained unmet, especially with regard to non­ food items. Of the 1.5 million metric tons of emergency food aid required in 1985, donors had allocated more than 1.3 million tons. The major donors, the United States of America, the European Economic Community, the World Food Programme and Canada, had accounted for more than 70 per cent of food-aid allocations. Developing countries, too, had shown their solidarity by making contributions. 4. For 1985, the cost of emergency non-food items had amounted to $295 million for assistance in areas such as logistics, health, water supply and sanitation, and the provision of blankets, clothing and shelter. Many of those needs had been met in 1985. How­ ever, as a result of inadequate rainfall in a number of areas in 1985, farmers had had no seeds to plant. To some extent, that accounted for the deficit of I million tons in food aid faced in 1986. 5. The Ethiopian people and Government and the international community had done much in 1985 to 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on humanitarian aid and relief efforts in response to a drought-stricken area, specifically in Ethiopia. While it mentions food aid and non-food items, it does not delve into economic development, industry, or international trade. The context is more related to emergency assistance and humanitarian response.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief