and,inmanysituations, thewillingness ofthecountry oforigintoreadmitits nationals andtoco-operate withthecountry ofa~yluminarranging fortheirsafe return. Inmanylarge-scale influxsituations, voluntary repatriation would nevertheless appeartobetheonlyappropriate solution, provided ofcoursethat thenecessary conditions areestablished inthecountry oforigin. 76.Itisencouraging tonotethatduringthereporting periodrefugees have continued toavailthemselves ofthepoe.sibility ofrepatriation. Such repatriation haseitherbeenonanindividual basisorwithintheframework of large~scale repatriation programmes. Asin.theprevious reporting period, themost significant large-scale repatriation programmes tookplaceinAfrica-the continent hosting thelargest numberofrefugees today. Theprinc~pal repatriation programme wasthatinvolving Ethiopiar. refugees fromDjibouti, which wasinitiated in1983andcomple~ed atti.eendof1984.Thisprogramme, itwillbe recalled, wasconducted undertheauspices ofaTripartite Commission composed of representatives ofthetwoGovernments concerned andthoseofUNHCR. Underthe programme, atotalof32,000refugees repatriated fromDjibouti, some13,000of thembeingconsidered ashavingreturned inanorganized mannerandthebalance as havingspontaneously returned. Inaseparate development, aregistration exercise financed underaUNHCRlegalassistance project wascarried outin·Ethiopia bythe LeagueofRedCrossSocieties. Following thecompletion ofthatexercise atthe endof1984,itwasdetermined thatsome317,000 persons hadreturned spontaneously fromSomalia duringthecourseof1983and1984.. I74.Duringthereporting period, theCartagena Declaration onRefugees referred to abovealsorecognized theimportance ofvoluntary repatriation asanidealsolution tocurrent refugee problems inLatinAmerica. TheDeclaration stressed theneed forrepatriation tobe"voluntary" and"declared tobesoonanindividual basis" andtothisendsupported theestablishment of"tripartite commissions" consisting ofrepresentatives ofthecountries concerned andthoseofUNHCR. Theimportance ofvoluntary repatriation asadurable solution wasreaffirmed intheAfrican context bythesecondInternational Conference onAssistance toRefugees inAfrica heldinGenevainJuly1984.Itwasalsoreaffirmed bytwointergovernmental seminars heldinAddisAbaba,Ethiopia, andYaounde, Republic ofCameroon respectively bywayoffollow-up totherecommendations ofthe1979Pan-African (Arusha) Conference ontheSituation ofRefugees inAfricawhichhaditself recognized thevalueofvoluntary repatriation asadurable solution torefugee problems. TheAsian-African LegalConsultative Committee (AALCC) hasalsorecently adopted theprinciple ofvoluntary repatriation asasubject foritsfurther consideration. -16-77.Othermajorrepatriation operations inAfricainvolved thespontaneous return ofsome300,000 Guinean exilesfollowing theeventsinthatcountry whichtook placeinApril1984.Theorganized repatriation ofUgandan refugees continued, withatotalefsome27,000beingrepatriated fromZaireandnearly5,000fromthe Sudan.Itisalsoestimated thatseveral thousand Ugandans returned spontaneously, mainlyfromZaire,outside theorganized repatriation pragramme. 78.Therepatriation ofLatinAmerican refugees, bothfromwithinandoutside the region, toArgentina, Bolivia, Uruguay andChile,following political changes in thefirstthreecountries andadeclaration ofamnesty inthelast,continued steadily duringthereporting period. Themostsignificant repatriation operation involving LatinAmerican refugees fromoutside theregionoccurred whensome1,200 persons inSpainwererepatriated withUNHCRassistance totheircountries of origin, withthelargest numberreturning toArgentina. Thequestion ofthe possible large-scale repatriation of8a1vadorian refugees inHonduras wasthe subject ofdiscussion between UNHCRandthetwoGovernments concerned. Some2,000 Salvadorian refugees repatriated fromHonduras onanindividual basisduringthe reporting period. Thevoluntary repatriation totheLaopeople's Democratic Republic ofLaorefugees inThailand continued, albeitinreduced numbers. D.Determination ofrefugee st~~ 79.Therewasacontinuing recognition bymanyStatesoftheimportance ofthe
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international refugee repatriation and the efforts made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other organizations to facilitate the return of refugees to their countries of origin. The text highlights the importance of voluntary repatriation as a durable solution to refugee problems, and provides examples of large-scale repatriation programs and individual returns in various regions, including Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The text also touches on the legal framework and international agreements that support voluntary repatriation.

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