l.979 /80-L982/8 3, developing countries in Africa received an average oflI.2 kilograms (kg) of food aid in cereals per capita, while the averaqe for all developing countries was 2.6 kg per capita. 5/ A. Food emergency in sub-Saharan Africa 10. In December 1983, in order to heLp solve pressing problems in the field ofagricultura!. development, the ceneral Assembly endorsed Che proposaL put forward bythe Secreta ry-General to liquidate the then dormant United Nalions Emergencyoperation Trust Fund and to allocate 70 per cent of ics available balance of about $US 44 million to the United Nations Development programrne (UNDP) for urgentprojects in the food and agricultural sectors in countries afflicted by famine andmalnutrition (General. Assembly resolutlon 3g/2}fl . About 80 per cent of the resources of the Trust Fund set up by the Administrator of UNDP for that purpose were committed for projects in African countries (Dpll985,/L5). 11. Recently, when much of Africa has been afflicted by drougbt, the support given by the United Nations system and member covernmenes tc the efforts of Africancountries to solve lheir agricultural probLems has largely been directed to themost immediate and humanitarian aim of all - saving millions of lives. It has been esCi.mated that., in early !985, 30 million men, women and children i.rere seriously affected by hunger, of \rhich 1,0 mj.Ilion had to abandon their homes and lands in search of food. water and pasture for their herds.A/ 40 /597 Engli sh Page 5 12. In order to respond to this situation in a timely and effective manner, the Secr eta ry-ceneral created in December I9g4 on a temporary basis tbe Office for Emergency Operations in Africa (OEOA) to facilitaee co-operation in dealing withthe crisis amohg all el.ements of the United libtions systern, African Governments,donor Governments, international organizations and non-governmenta I organizaEions
**Analysis**
The text discusses the situation of food aid and emergency operations in Africa, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, and the efforts of the United Nations and member countries to respond to the crisis. The text highlights the scale of the problem, with 30 million people affected by hunger and 10 million having to abandon their homes in search of food. The Office for Emergency Operations in Africa (OEOA) was created to facilitate cooperation among various stakeholders. Given the focus on humanitarian aid and emergency operations, it is likely that the text falls under the category of Humanitarian aid and relief.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief