170.Afghans inPakistan continued torepresent thesinglelargest refugee concentration notonlyintheregionbutalsointheworld. UNHCRhumanitarian assistance programme fortheserefugees in1984wasbasedonassessed needs, available resources andimplementation capabilities. Totheextentthataplanning figurewasrequired, calculations werebasedonafigureof2.3million beneficiaries. TheWorldFoodProgramme continued itsessential roleasfoodaid co-ordinator forAfghanrefugee programmes inPi!lkistan. 171.In1984,UNHCRfurther shifted theemphasis ofitsassistance programme from careand maintenance' towards self-help andself-reliance. TheOfficecontinued to fundprojects designed toprovide employment andtraining opportunities forAfghan refugees. vocational training projects, fundedbyUNHCRandimplemented byILOand theAgencyforTechnical Co-operation oftheFederal Republic ofGermany, continued inBaluchistan andtheNOrth-West Frontier Province (NWFP). 172.AUNHCR-World Bankproject wasfinalized in1983toprovide employment and incomeforrefugees as,wellasthelocalpopulation intheNWFPandBaluchistan. Afterarelatively slowstart,thepaceofimplementation accelerated andbythe endof1984,mostofthetargets forthefirstyearofthethree-year project were met,notablyitsrefugee labourcomponent. 173.Therelocation bytheGovernment ofPakistan ofpartoftherefugee population fromtheNWFPtothepunjabprogressed slowly. Bytheendof1984,approximately 90,000refugees wereregistered atKotChandana inMianwali district. Anewsite wasdeveloped nearby, inDarratang, whichisscheduled toaccomOdate anadditional 15,000refugees. 174.Continued discussions between theGovernment oftheIslamic Republic ofIran andUNHCRledtotheestablishment, inOCtober 1984,ofaUNHCRofficeinTeheran. ThenumberofAfghanrefugees intheIslamic Republic isestimated bythe authorities at1.8million persons, of,whommorethan50percentresideinthe provinces ofKhorasan andSistan-Baluchistan. Thebalance livein10other provinces. During1984,atotalof$7.5million wereobligated insupport of programmes implemented bytheCouncil forAfghanRefugees inthefollowing -33-r fl, r F'!R sectors: health, nutrition, waterandsanitation, reception infrastructure, household andpersonal equipment, transport andlogistics, agriculture and livestock, skillstraining andself-help activities. 175.In1984,UNHCRcontinued toprovide emergency assistance tosome 100,000 families whowereuprooted inLebanon during1983asaresultofthe continuing strifeinthatcountry. Inthefirstpartof1984,UNHCRallocated an amountof$500,000 forthepurchase andtransport ofbasicreliefsupplies suchas heaters, mattresses, blankets, kerosene stoves, andcooking andkitchen utensils. 176.IntheSyrianArabRepublic, UNHCRprovided similar r&liefitemsforLebanese andPalestinians notregistered withUNRWAwhotookrefugeinthatcountry andwere residing intheSittiZeinabcamp. 177.Despite theprecarious circumstances, theUNHCRRegional OfficeinBeirut continued toprovide assistance tosome2,900refugees livinginLebanon. 178.InCyprus, UNHCRalsocontinued in1984itsroleastheco-ordinator ofUnited Nations humanitarian assistance forCyprus, whichprovided aidtodisplaced persons withintheislandasaresultoftheeventsof1974. UNHCRalsoassisted some 1,750Ethiopian refugees ofEritrean originresiding intheAlKhaukha camponthe RedSeacoastintheYemenArabRepublic. 179.Totalvoluntary fundsexpenditure intheMiddleEastandSouth-West Asia regionamounted to$104.3million in1984,ofwhich$68.7million wereobligated under Gene~al Programmes and$35.5million underSpecial Programmes. -34-m as ~se ~ere lted ;ons :heCHAPTERIII RELATIONS WITHOTHERORGANIZATIONS A.Co-operation between UNHCRandothermembers oftheUnitedNations system 180.Inthecourseofthelastfewyearsandinaccordance withtherelevant resolutions oftheGeneral Assembly, UNHCR,incloseco-operation withother members oftheUnitedNations system, hasdeveloped withinthesystemagrowing awareness ofthecomplex needsofrefugees andofthewiderangeofskillsand resources required tomeetthoseneeds. Bilate~al relationships 'between individual agencies andUNHCRhavethusgrownconsiderably andhavefeatured theparticipation bycertain agencies inUNHCRassistance programmes andtheprovision oftechnical advisory services andexpertise byothers. 181.Asinprevious years,theWorldFoodProgramme (WFP)hascontinued tomeet
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the activities and programs of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in providing humanitarian aid and relief to refugees and displaced persons in various countries, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, and Cyprus. The text also mentions the provision of employment and training opportunities, as well as the coordination of food aid and other essential supplies.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief