1.0.S InMarch1990,UNHCRappealed totheinternational community for thefundsnecessary tosolvetheproblem ofEthiopian refugees inSomalia. Thisfollowed threesuccessful meetings inthesecondhalfof19S9ofa Tripartite Commission comprising theGovernments ofEthiopia andSomalia and UNRCR,withtheWorldFoodProgramme (WFP)asanobserver. Theworkofthe Commission itselfbuiltonanearlier broadagreement between theGovernment ofSomalia andUNHCRontheapproach toasolution. Inthefourmonthsto theend ~fFebruary 1990,theintentions ofsome46S,200 rationcardholders insouthern Somalia wereregistered. Some356,000 optedforlocal integration inSomalia, 109,200 forvoluntary repatriation and3,000 submitted claimsforcontinued refugee status. Theappealcoversallthese persons andthevoluntary repatriation ofsome60,000refugees from north-western Somalia.1.( of be. me' Ul).i So., to inc fOl all all thl 1.1 1Gl th; en: as: exl SW4 vo: Mo: re' fu: fo 1.' Sa: re: re re an op Za 1. in Re Un 1. el ov So pr pa pe 1. $ PI GeA/AC.96/75l{Part I) rage3 1.0.9 Developments innorth-~estern Somalia didnotallowtherelocation ofrefugees stillincampstheretoareaswheretheirsecurity couldbe betterassured andconditions forthedelivery ofhumanitarian assistance met.InAugust 1989,UMHCRandWFPinformed thegovernment thattheywere ul'.abletocontinue humanitarian assistcnce torefuc;eell innorth-western Somalia. Despite everyeffortovelmanymonths,ithadDotprovedpossible toensurerespect ofthebasicprinciples yoverning such assist~nce which include thecivilian statusofbel\efi~iaries, accesstothem,andsecurity for,andinternational monitoring of,thedelivery oCassistance. Ithad alsonotbeenpossible toresumehumanitarian assistanc~ bymid-1990, although UNHCRlentits"goodoffices" toashort.-term emergency proqra.-nme thatbeganinFebruax'y 1990undertheauspices oftheSecretary-General. 1.0.10 ThenumberofMozambican refugees inMalawiincreased byover 160,000 toatotaloCsome820,000 asoftheendofMay1990. Theimpactof thisgreatly increased burden onMalawiwasexacerbated bytheeffe,cs of enforced budget reductio~s. Twelveofthe24districts ofMalawi n~wgi~e asylumtorefugees andthere&reserious problems ofov~rerowding inthe extreme scuth. Assistance continued toover120,000 Mozambicans in Swaziland, ZambiaandZimbabwe. Notwithstanding thecontinued ex~dus, some voluntary repatriation oc~ured, largely spontaneously. Safeareasin Mozambique offered opportunities toassistintheinitial reintegration of returneos. TheUNHCa speci~l programme forthiapurpose wasinsufficiently fundedin1989.Afurther appealwasmadeon30March1990forassistance forMozambican refugees andreturnees inthe~cuthern Africaregion. 1.0.11 Atwo-way repatriat10n between AngolaandZairebeganbyairin Septe~nber 1989.Nearly6,500Angolans andover3,000Zairians hadbeen repat~iated whentheoperation wastemporarily ~uspended inMarch1990asa resultoffinancial constraints andoperational consi~erQtions. MoreAngolan refugees areexpressin~ thewisht{)cepatriate, andifpolitical developments andresources permit,itshouldbefeasib~e togreatly expandthis operation. Thereareover400,000 Angolan ~efugees inZaire(310,000) and Zambia(97,000), themajority spontaneously settled. 1.0.12 Atotalof43,387 Namibians hadbeenrepatriated by31Mar;~l1990 indischarge oftheresponsibilities assigned toUNHCRunderSecurity Council Resoluti~n 435(1978), andwithintheframework oftheactivities ofthe UnitedNations Transition Assistance Group(UNTAG). 1.0.13 ThenumberofSouthAfrican refugees reported tohavefoundasylum elsewhere insouthern Africa remained broadly stableatsome35,000, ofwhom overhalfreceived UNHCRassistance. Developments affecting thefutureof
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing various refugee crises and humanitarian aid efforts in Africa, including appeals for funds, relocation of refugees, and repatriation programs. While there are no direct mentions of economic development, natural resources, or science and technology, the text highlights the impact of refugee crises on local populations and economies.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations