budget was to be managed in a professional and cost-effective manner. The revised budget being submitted for 1990 represented a reasonable balance between the requirements of the world's 15 million refugees and the income that could realistically be expected. The trends in increasing contributions over the last four years and indeed during the last five months were encouraging and he was most grateful to the Chairman of the Executive Committee for his efforts in seeking to increase UNHCR's funding base, especially his appeal letter of 7 May 1990 on behalf of the members of the Executive Committee. He was also deeply grateful to the Prime Minister of Sweden of his initiative in addressing more than 60 Goverments urging them to support UNCHR's refugee programmes. He was also very appreciative of the efforts made to meet the needs of refugees by impoverished host countries, mostly belonging to the group of least developed countries. Particularly in Africa, the presence of refugees was an added burden on the already severely strained infrastructures of those coxmtries and added to the extreme hardship borne by the local population. He felt it imperative that UNHCR's limited investments in the humanitarian field should be complemented by wider resources from development agencies in order to enable the local population to break out of the vicious circle of poverty. He had addressed the letter to that effect to all the competent United Nations agencies and international organizations. He intended to pursue that matter vigorously and he relied on the support of Executive Committee members in the various fora where such matters were discussed. 17. The fxmding crisis was so preoccupying that it had almost overshadowed his main function of providing international protection to refugees. Some positive important events had occurred in that sphere which gave grounds for 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the management of a budget and the challenges of providing humanitarian aid to refugees. It highlights the importance of seeking funding and resources from various organizations to support the local population in host countries. The text does not mention any specific economic development projects or natural resources, and it does not have any direct relation to industries, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, culture, or science and technology.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief