difdecision andcareandmaintenance assistance hadtocontinue throughout 1984. Approximately 15,500Nicaraguan refugees ofIndianorigin, whobeganarriving in Honduras in1982,continued toreceive assistance towards theirlocalintegration innumerous ruralvillages alongthethreemainriversofthearea:RioPatuca, Warunta andMocor6n. Itisexpected thatmostoftherefugees willbecome self-sufficient withrespect totheirbasicfoodrequirements in1985. Some 3,700otherNicaraguan refugees havebenefited fromUNHCRcareandmaintenance assistance intwosmallvillages (Jacaleapa andTeupasenti) intheareaofDanli (Elparaiso Department). 158.InMexico, nearly 26,500Guatemalan refugees, residing innumerous sitesin thestateofChiapas, continued toreceive careandmaintenance during 1984despite adifficult logistical situation. Duringthelatterpartof1984,theGovernment ofMexicoandUNHCRbegantoestablish localsettlements forsome16,500Guatemalan refugees intheStatesofCampeche andQuintana Roo.International assistance is channelled through theNational Commission forRefugees (COMAR). 159.Therehasbeenacontinued increase intheflowofasylum-seekers into Western Europe, particularly fromdeveloping countries andfromcertain countries inEastern Europe. Theseincluded refugees andpersons inrefugee-like situations who,beforeproceeding toEurope, wereeitherintransit orhadspentrelatively shortperiods incountries offirstasylum. Anincreasing reluctance onthepart ofmanyEuropean Governments toacceptsuchapplicants wasnotedandrestrictive measures sometimes takentocurbtheflow.Tofurther discourage economic migrants fromutilizing theasylumprocedure, certain deterrents continued tobeapplied by someGovernments, including prohibition fromworking andreduction ofsocial benefits whileapplications werebeingexamined. Preoccupied bydomestic economic difficulties andtheincreasing financial burdencausedbythecontinued influxof asylum-seekers, whosecasesoftentakeyearstodetermine inviewofthelengthy eligibility procedures, certain Governments havebeenunwilling tomaintain their traditionally generous admission criteria. unfortunately, thistrendcoincided withadecrease intheadmission ofrefugees bythetraditional resettlement countries. Asaresult, theaccumulation of~efugees awaiting resettlement has becomemoreapparent infirstasylumcountries suchasAustria, Greece, Italy, TurkeyandYugoslavia. 160.Theinsecurity ofasylum-seekers incountries offirstasylumfrequently made it~ecessary forUNHCRtoappealtoGovernme~ts inEuropefortransitfacilities, enabling thesepersons toremaintemporarily inacountry wheretheirphysical safetycouldbeassured pending amorepermanent solution. Countries suchas Austria, Greece, ItalyandSpainresponded generously torequests ofthiskind. Thenumberofpersons seeking asyluminEuropean countries during 1984totalled approximately 103,500. Thecountries receiving themostasylum-seekers continued tobetheFederal Republic ofGermany andFranceJ theinfluxinto th~Federal Republic almostdoubled to35,300persons andthatofFranceincreased marginally to15,900persons. Swedenoccupied thethirdposition withsome14,000asylum­ seekers during 1984.Inrelation toitspopulation, Switzerland againreceived the highest percentage ofrefugees inEurope. Austria alsoregistered anincrease, as didItalyandTurkeywhichgranted transitfacilities despite thefactthatboth countries stillmaintain thegeographical reservation tothe1951UnitedNations Refugee Convention, underwhichasylum-seekers fromnon-European countries arenot eligible forrefugeestatus. 161.Unsatisfactory economic developments continued tomakeitincreasingly difficult forEuropean Governments tomeetalltheneedsofasylum-seekers and -31-1I J1 i S m C4 Ci fl r t il'1 c a a f b 1 i A e m 1 f 9 w 1 1 a T a p p pE.Regional developments inEastandSouthAsiaandOceaniarefugees. Asaresult, UNHCRwascalledupontocontribute toanumberof
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report on the humanitarian situation and refugee crisis in various parts of the world, including Latin America, Europe, and Asia. It discusses the provision of assistance to refugees, the challenges faced by governments and organizations in providing aid, and the regional developments related to refugees. The text highlights the difficulties faced by asylum-seekers in obtaining refugee status and the measures taken by governments to deter economic migrants from utilizing the asylum procedure.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations