30,000 Somalis who had been accommodated in the capital. However, none of the representations made to UNHCR and to the World Food Programme had been successful despite the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/44/137 adopted in December 1989 and the similarity in the situation of those refugees and those who had foimd asylum in Ethiopia. 63. It was impossible for Djibouti to grant refugee status to the Somali nationals or to establish refugee camps because of the smallness of the national territory, the total absence of resources and the social and economic problems confronting its population because of the international economic crisis. However, out of respect for the 1951 Geneva Convention and the 1961 Protocol signed upon its accession to independence, Djibouti would not carry out any measures of refoulement or exert emy pressure on displaced persons until stability was restored in their region of origin. Having said that, it was high time for the international community to shoulder its responsibilities by granting Djibouti the assistance it had requested. The food and medical sitiiation was deteriorating very sharply in the country. It was therefore important to back up the Government of Djibouti's assistance efforts by providing food, medical and material assistance to the displaced persons located on its territory and by strengthening the hand of the governmental agencies in charge of assistance to refugees and displaced persons. 64. Mr. CESKA (Austria) said that he wished to underscore the importance and usefulness of the informal consultations between UNHCR and a number of countries on asylum seekers in Europe and North America. 65. The Foreign Minister of Austria had recently proposed that a Ministerial Conference on migratory movements between East and West should be convened in Vienna in January 1991. That proposal, which was supported inter alia by the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, had been accepted at 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the situation of Somali refugees in Djibouti and the efforts of the international community to provide humanitarian aid and relief. It highlights the difficulties faced by Djibouti in accommodating the refugees due to its limited resources and economic crisis. The text also mentions the importance of international assistance in providing food, medical, and material aid to the refugees.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief