UNITED NATIONS Drstr. GENERAL A/40/612 l0 septenber 198 5 ORIGINALT ENGLISH Fortieth session Iten 79 of the provisional agenda* UNTTED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST Offers by Menber States of grants and scbolarshlps f9! higher education, includinq i'ocational trainj.ng. for Palestine re fuge es Report of tbe Sec reta ry-Gene ra I 1. The present report, which is submitted to lhe General Assernbly in pursuance of paragraph 8 of its resolution 39/99 D of 14 Decembet 1984. includes the substance of the responses by Member States and specialized agencies to Ehe appea.I contained in that resolution. together nith references to further actlons taken by Member states and specialized agencies in response to the appeal contained in General Assembly resolutions 32/90 E of 13 Decernbe r 1977. 33/II2 C of l8 Decenber !974. 34/52 c of 23 Novernr'e r 1979, 35/13 B of 3 NovemfJer L98o, 36/146 n ot 16 Decenber'fgSI, 31 /I2O D of t6 December 1982 and 38/83 D of 15 Decenber 1983' By those resolutions, lhe Assembly appeated co all States. specialized agencies and non-governnenta f organizations to nake special allocations for qrants and scholarshiFs to Palestine refugees. and invited the relevant Uniled Nations agencies to continue. $,ithin thelr respective spheres of conpetence, to expand assistance for higber education to Palestine refugee students. The Assembly requested the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East ( UNRWA) to act as recipient and trustee for such special aLlocations and scholarships and to award then to oualified Palestine refugee caDdidates. 2. The Government of tbe Federal Republic of Gernany offered five fellowships to Palestine refugee graduates of UNRWA vocational training centres in 1985 bul, in
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to a specific agency, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and its efforts to provide education and training opportunities to Palestine refugees. The report discusses offers of grants and scholarships from member states and specialized agencies for higher education, including vocational training, and the allocation of these funds by UNRWA.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education