some 150'000 persons, according to Governmen! gources. Assistance has been provided for tbe nen arrivals under a special programme of emergency relief assistance launched by tNHCR at the end of 1984. A cholera out.break occurred in late March 1985 in Gannet, a suburb of Hargeisa in the North west region' e'here over40,OOOneearrivalslrereresidingtemporarily.A!thetimeoft'rilinq'the siluation is under control and measures are being taken !o transfer the population of cannet to other centres as aoon as possible- 8. The pace of inplernentation of the local setllenent progranme for refugees continued !o be slow throughout 1984, partially as a resul! of the lead-time necessary to identify and ;esign viable projects and to aqree on inplemenCation procedur;s, but also due to the priority chat had to be given to the energency relief assistance programme for nee arri9als. The progranne is being continued lrith lhe developnent of a settlenent site at Furjano in Lower Shebelle and the investigation of other poEential rural settlemen! sites' IIT. IMPLEMENTATION OF ASS ISTANCE g. Detail-s of {JNHCR assistance activities in Sonalla in 1984 can be found in the report of lhe united Nations High connissioner for Refugeea (A/40/L2'1 . 10. Food aid is being channelled through the world Food Prograflne (wFP) ' which is responsible for the co-ordination of internaEional food assistance and assunes responsibility for soliciting food aid. As in previous years' UNSCR prograffnes have benefited frorn che acti;e support of several united Nations agencies' contributions fron the Un1ted Nati;ns children's Fund (uNIcEr') ' Ehe world Healtt! organization (wHo) and lhe Internaeional Labour organisation (ILo) were applied towards lhe various activities wichin tbeir respective comPetence. United Nations volunteers (UNvs) are involved in agriculture and self-reliance activieies' 1I. At. present' softe 20 voluntary agencies are partlcipating in ttle progranmest nost of th". ".. operating in lhe canps. ?he Emergency Logistics Unit (ELU)
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on humanitarian aid and relief efforts, specifically in the context of refugee assistance and emergency response. While there are mentions of economic development, food aid, and international cooperation, the core theme is centered around providing aid and assistance to those in need. The text does not delve into topics like natural resources, industry, or science and technology, which are not directly relevant to the humanitarian context.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief