towards urbanintegration, partlyasaresultoftheaddition oftwonew implementing partners. TheAfricaRefugee Training andEmploYment Service (ARTES) wasimplementing ajob-counselling andplacement service. The relults of1989wereencouraging andcost-efficient. TheRefugee Entrepreneurs Special Program,e (RESP), asmall-scale enterprise programme, wasalso,butonlypartially, inoperation. Moreover, thefinancial difficu~ties referred toearlier inevitably aff~cted RESP'sability to operate effectively andnoloansweregranted duringtheyear.Discussions wereheldwiththeUnitedNations Development Fund(UNDP)aimedatincluding refugee womenintheUNDPproject on"Development ofMicroentreprises for Women-groups inAridandSemi-Arid Lands". ArrADgements forimplementation 1.10.6 UNHCRco-ordinated assistance torefugees thcough regular meetings withmajorNGOsregistered inKenya. TheOffice's mainimplementing partners inKenyacontinued tobetheMinistry ofHomeAffairs, theRefugee Service UnitoftheNational Council ofChurches ofKenya(NCCK/RSU), andtheRefugee Programme oftheKenyaCatholic Secretariat (KCS/RP). TheMinistry ofHome Affairs wasresponsible forthemanagement andadministration oftheThika Reception Centre. NCCK/RSU implemented thecareandm~intenance component of theassistance programme aswellaslocal sett~:~ent. KCSimplemented the education andvocational training projects. TheChurchoftheProvince of Kenya(CPK)continued tobetheimplementing agencyfortheruralsettlement inBungoma, scheduled tob~phasedoutinthenearfuture. RESPmanaged the small-scale business project andARTESwastheagencytowhichother implementing partners referred refuge~s seeking employment. General Programmes CaroODdmaintonODeo 1.10.7 Thenlaincomponents ofassistance underthissectorweredirected towards thesuppo~t ofNCCK/RSU andKCS/RP, whichprovided counselling to refugees andadministered activities fortheirbenefit, including the plc)vision ofmedical careandassistance tonewarrivals andmandate cases. IIIthemedical sector, therewere305beneficiaries in1989;theprojections f,)r1990and1991areforsome240persons. Asfrom'1991, theoperational costsfortheThikaReception Centrewillbeincorporated underthissector, whichaccounts fortheincrease inthecareandmaintenance allocation.Volup1 1.10.1 volun l been 4 being Local 1.10. vocat placel durab asme Reset 1.10. Nairo 713p that were alloe 1.10. revil revil eztez: ServJ level Bducl 1.10. univ. OtheJ 1.10. needl bytJ DisstA/AC.96/75l(Part I) page47 Yoluptaty repattiation 1.10.S During19S9andthefirstfourmonthsof1990,atotalof367 voluntary repatriants wereassisted byUNHCR. Thedecrease innumbers has beenoffsetbyincreased travelcostsandtherefo~e thesameallocation is beingproposed for1990and1991. Localsettlement 1.10.9 Assistance underthissectorin19S9covered formaleducation, vocational training, theoperating costsoftheThikaReception Centre, job placement, andsupport totheagencies implementing activities leading to durable solutions. In1991,thebudgetfortheThikaReception Centrewill, asmentioned earlier, beincorporated intocareandmaintenance. Resettlement 1.10.10 In19S9,aseminar onregional resettlement policywasorganized in Nairobi inco-oreration withtheGovernment ofCanada. Thatyear,some 713persons wereassisted toresettle inthirdcountries. Duetothefact thatmanywereintransit inNairobi, expenditures incareandmaintenance werehigh.Similar considerations areresponsible fortheincreased allocation underthissectorfor1990and1991. Progr'mme SqpportandAdministration 1.10.11 Theslightincrease inthe19S9obligations comp&red tothe19S9 revised estimates isduetohigher-than-projected commonstaffcosts. The revised 1990estimat6s reflect anincrease duetotheneteffectofthe extension ofoneProfessional postandthediscontinuation ofoneGeneral Service postinthecourseof1990.The1991projections remainatthesame levelastherevised 1990estimates. Special Progr'mme' Education AccoUAt
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and programs implemented by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kenya, focusing on refugee support, employment, education, and resettlement. The programs mentioned include job counseling, placement services, vocational training, and small-scale enterprise projects, which suggests a strong emphasis on economic development and employment.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Employment