members not to hesitate to raise with him the concrete problems that would inevitably arise in the following months and emphasized the essential importance of co-operation in order to implement the measures decided upon. 42. He thanked all those involved in the Temporary Working Group and in the preparation of the meeting and expressed the hope that he would never be forced to conclude that it was too late to meet the needs of refugees. The spirit that had emerged from the extraordinary session should allow UNHCR to fulfil the expectations and hopes to which the end of the cold war had given birth. Refugee issues had to be placed on the political agenda, so as to ensure ño new confrontation dashed those hopes, as the cold war had dashed the hopes and expectations of 1945. 43. The CHAIRMAN said that the meeting had been extraordinary in many respects: in respect of the circumstances and developments in the world-wide refugee situation and the critical time at which the High Commissioner and his Deputy, had assumed office; it had been extraordinary for the staff and delegates, who had worked extremely hard over six months to prepare the meeting; it had been extraordinary in terms of the results it had achieved, which clearly showed the support of the international community for the Office of the High Commissioner; it had been extraordinary in that it had reached constructive results through consensus, and the spirit of compromise that had marked the Temporary Working Group had prevailed throughout the meeting and facilitated the discussion of difficult budgetary issues. The adoption of the report of the Temporary Working Group would allow UNHCR to take the realistic financial decisions required in order to allow UNHCR to continue working on a stable basis. 44. Those satisfactory results were no reason for complacency, although they 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the outcomes of an extraordinary session of the UNHCR, focusing on the refugee situation and the implementation of measures to address it. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a high-level international meeting. The text highlights the importance of cooperation and consensus in achieving the goals of the meeting, and emphasizes the need for realistic financial decisions to ensure the continued work of the UNHCR.

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