the latest meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. The Conference would be attended by Foreign Ministers and Ministers responsible for refugee and migration policy of the member States of the Council of Europe. Central and Eastern European coimtries which had applied for membership of the Council, traditional immigration countries as well as UNHCR and the International Organization on Migration (IMO) would be invited to attend as observers. The Preparatory Committee for the Conference would have its first meeting in Strasbourg on 26 June 1990. 66. Mr. ZHANG YICHAN (China) noted that document A/AC.90/ES/CRP.1 indicated that UNHCR and the international community had made considerable efforts in the early months of 1990 to protect and assist refugees. Thus, in Africa and Latin America, approximately 100,000 refugees had been repatriated and the Comprehensive Plan of Action for Indo-Chinese Refugees had been implemented. To simplify refugee protection, UNHCR had forwarded questionnaires to States A/AC.96/SR.451 page 13 parties to evaluate the implementation of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and other parties had indicated their intention of acceding to that instrument. That progress was particularly commendable at a time when UNHCR had confronted financial difficulties. 67. Such a positive balance sheet should not, however, conceal the seriousness of the refugee situation. The well-being, indeed the survival, of 15 million refugees depended on international aid. 68. Most of the refugees registered throughout the world were located in the developing countries, with Africa hosting more than half of them. Over the last decade, three international conferences had been held to review the problems of African refugees and it was to be hoped that UNHCR would be able to take specific measures to supervise the implementation of the activity programmes planned for them. 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the refugee situation, international aid, and the efforts of organizations such as UNHCR and IMO. It highlights the scale of the problem, with 15 million refugees depending on international aid, and mentions specific initiatives and conferences related to refugee protection. Given the focus on international aid, refugee protection, and organizations involved in humanitarian efforts, it seems likely that the text falls under a category related to humanitarian aid and relief.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief