vulnerable categories of refugees, but also ensure that the assistance provided met humanitarian requirements fully. A/AC.96/SR.449 page 12 62. Mr. MKWANAZI (Observer for the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania) commended the High Commissioner on his efforts to alleviate the situation of refugees but regretted that he was not always able, due to constraints of time, to visit refugees personally, as some of his predecessors had done, since those visits were a valuable source of encouragement and hope in particularly trying circvunstances for the refugees themselves and for the host countries. 63. The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania congratulated the Namibian activists on successfully freeing their country and securing the right to self-determination for their people. It hoped that an independent Namibia would continue to fight for the just cause of freedom and expressed its gratitude to all those countries that had generously received and protected the victims of the heinous apartheid régime, as well as all donor countries, in particular Norway and the other Nordic countries, which had given generous support to UNHCR's activities on their behalf. The front-line States had made a considerable material and political contribution to combating the racist régime, occasionally at heavy cost- For example, the Republic of Botswana had recently been the victim of acts of aggression committed by agents of the racist régime who had committed murders and ransacked dwellings. The populations of the neighbouring States, who lived under constant threat from that régime, had always resisted courageously and kept their faith in justice. The Government of Tanzania had generously offered refugees land which they had developed with the assistance of UNHCR and of other agencies. 64. The CHAIRMAN said that if he heard no objection he would take it that following its consideration of agenda item 4, the Executive Committee wished 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the situation of refugees, particularly those affected by the apartheid regime in Namibia, and the efforts of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to assist them. The text also mentions the contributions of neighboring countries, such as Botswana and Tanzania, to the refugees and the fight against the apartheid regime. The focus is on humanitarian aid and relief, with references to the provision of assistance, protection, and support to refugees.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief