Eng 1i sh gage 6 is recalled chat a very considerable effort devoted to ttris end in 1985 reallzed only some $13 nillion. The Vforking Group eishes to as8ure the new Comrni ssione r -Genera I that it sill give hin every Possible assiaEance in securing lhe required level of funaling in 1986. 24. The Working croup is confidenE that the nes Conmisaione r -General eill cont.inue to nainCain the stricEe6t econonies and to use the resources Placed at. his dlsposal in Ehe tDosE efficient nanner. It conEinues to believe. houever, Ehat the solueion to the Agencyrs chronic financial Problems lies not ao ouch in neasures of this kind, inportant Ehough they are, buc rather in finding $ays of assuring Ehat the Agency is provided each year eith the resourcea it requirea Eo inPlernent its progranme. 25. each year, Menber states expEesa tbeir support lor UNRnA. They pay tribute Eo It for the services iE provides to the Palestine refugees and for the role it playg as an element. of stability in the itldle Eagt.. They sPeak of Ehe urgent need for a political settlenent of the refugee problen but recognize that, untll such a aettlenent i9 reached, the servlces provided to tbe refugees by UNRWA remain indisp€nsable. Yet UNRiIA never rec-eivea fron tbe inEernacional connunity the resources it requires Eo inplenenE its prograrme fully. Each year, in order to avoid financial collapse' it roust postpone eaPenditure and erren reduce the qualicy ot its services, rrhile its conmi ssione r-Gene ral nust spend an inordinate amoun E of his t. ine and energy soliciting adalittonal fund8. If, as it seens Eo be aqreed, uNRt{A has an inporEant. rol-e to play, then lt ls surely incumbent on the international Coflrunity to enaure that iE ls provided eith the neans lo continue its sork.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report or a statement from a organization, likely a government or a UN agency, discussing the financial situation of another UN agency, UNRWA, and its efforts to secure funding. The text mentions the need for a political settlement of the refugee problem, but also highlights the importance of UNRWA's services for the refugees. The tone is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is an official document.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade