Group on the Role and Structure of UNHCR. In so far as the cutback in staff affected the Technical Support Services, it was desirable for UNHCR to maintain its capacity to make its own contribution to designing assistance programmes. 3. Both donor countries and host countries should work together to implement two recommendations without further delay. The first concerned the financing of the transport, storage and handling of food aid sent to the countries of asylum. Switzerland usually bore part of those costs and informed UNHCR of the advance payments made in respect of that item to the World Food Programme (WFP). It would be desirable for donors of food aid to urge WFP to include that category of costs in its appeals for funds and that a larger ntunber of donors should contribute larger amounts towards financing it. The second recommendation concerned the conditions in which assistance programmes were delivered. Countries of asylum should be able to grant UNHCR favourable exchange rates and reduce other costs, in particular for the local procurement of supplies, as they already did for other agencies. 4. The other measures proposed by the Working Group would only be able to yield results over the medium term. Switzerland attached particular importance to the recommendations aimed at developing closer operational co-operation between UNHCR and other governmental or non-governmental organizations working with refugees. Such a step would not only be likely to improve the qviality of assistance, but also to reduce its cost considerably. 5. While it recognized the importance of seeking new donors, Switzerland shared the High Commissioner's view that it was inadvisable to expect a major contribution from the private sector. Foundations or commercial enterprises might be invited, for example, to finance research projects, although care 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the organization and financing of humanitarian aid and relief efforts, specifically in the context of refugee assistance programs. The discussion revolves around the allocation of resources, cooperation between different organizations, and the optimization of assistance programs. This suggests that the category should be related to humanitarian aid and relief.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief