hoped, the recommendations of the report were implemented, they would greatly contribute to enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of UNHGR's programmes. 18. There had been an extensive debate within the Working Group on programme priority-setting in the event of a serious shortfall in resources. Some members had wanted UNHCR to be given guidelines while others had been of the view that priority-setting might have adverse consequences for the refugees. There was no doubt that UNHGR's financial constraints in 1989 and the austerity measures adopted in the first half of 1990 had had undesirable effects on refugees world wide. In East Africa, for example, increased malnutrition had been recorded in many areas, together with an escalation in nutrition-related di seases and cases of cholera, as well as increases in infectious diseases. If the situation of refugees was to be prevented from deteriorating still further, priority-setting should be interpreted as judiciously as possible and the international community should explore possibilities of increasing the funding level of UNHCR for the second half of the year. 19. It was also extremely important to find durable solutions. However, in spite of the special appeals launched during the current year, less than 5 per cent of the funding required for repatriation/returnee programmes had been received. Nevertheless, those programmes were not only the best durable solution for refugees, but their implementation would also enable substantial resources to be released rapidly. A/AC.96/SR.4A9 page 5 20. Somalia was a case in point. Approximately 446,000 refugees were awaiting the helping hand of the international community in order to return home or to integrate into Somali society under the programme devised by the Tripartite Commission. If that programme were implemented it could, moreover, also facilitate the return of Somalis who had fled the country in terror from 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the challenges faced by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in providing aid to refugees, particularly in East Africa, due to financial constraints. The report highlights the need for durable solutions, such as repatriation and returnee programs, and the importance of increasing funding to address the humanitarian crisis. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, but rather focuses on humanitarian aid and relief.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief