and rockets had bombarded the main towns, including Kabul. That situation had done more than suspend the repatriation operations: it had compelled the inhabitants to flee. 60. Increased financial and material assistance to asylum coimtries was not the answer to the difficulties of the Afghan refugees. The obstacles preventing the voluntary repatriation of the persons concerned should also be removed. The establishment of joint commissions as prescribed in article 4 of the bilateral agreement between the Republic of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the volxmtary return of refugees and, more generally, full and sincere respect for and implementation of the Geneva Agreements would be a decisive step towards the solution of the problem of the Afghan refugees. 61. Mr. MIGUIL (Obsever for Djibouti) said that he hoped that the current extraordinary session would allow the Executive Committee to resolve the problems confronting his country, mainly due to the presence of refugees and displaced persons on its territory. An island of peace in the Horn of Africa, since acceding to independence, Djibouti had admitted 40,000 Ethiopian refugees, accounting for 10 per cent of its national population. Subsequently, 28,500 of them had fortunately been able to A/AC.96/SR.451 page 12 return to their homeland and a further 10,000 had been resettled in a third country. The presence of the remaining 1,500 refugees in Djibouti was no longer warranted and they should have access to resettlement programmes. 62. Further, the war that had broken out in the north of Somalia in May 1988 had made it necessary for Djibouti to admit, on humanitarian grounds, thousands of women, old persons and children. In July 1989, at the OAU summit, the President of the Republic of Djibouti had asked the former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for food aid for the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other countries in the region, with a focus on refugees and displaced persons. The speakers are calling for increased financial and material assistance, as well as the establishment of joint commissions to facilitate the voluntary return of refugees. The text also mentions the presence of refugees in Djibouti and the need for humanitarian aid. Based on this, it seems that the category would be related to humanitarian aid and relief.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief