which granted inter alia asylum and land, and shared their meagre resources and protected refugees by applying the provisions of the Convention. The contributions made by the second group were not easily quantifiable but came very close to the limits of their capacity. 69. One of the reasons for the present financial crisis was that the principle of burden-sharing between these groups had not been reviewed when the economic situation of the third world countries to which most of the countries of asylum belonged had worsened dramatically. If the industrialized countries did not take on an increased share of the burden, there would be greater migration of refugees and heightened pressure on first asylum countries to take deterrent measures. The non-governmental organizations firmly believed that the developed countries should increase their share of the total cost of helping refugees and review the manner of channelling their contributions. Sufficient resources should be given to UNHCR to enable it to fulfil its statutory role especially in the area of protection and means should be also given to other agencies such as UNDP, UNICEF, IFAD and the World Bank to enable them to help refugees, returnees and displaced persons. 70. Any country granting asylum to a large number of refugees should receive immediate assistance from UNHCR and be offered technical assistance from the United Nations special agencies to meet those new needs. Structural changes were therefore required in several United Nations agencies on the lines of those recently taken in WHO. Those views expressed were in accordance with some of the recommendations on burden-sharing among relevant United Nations agencies made by the Working Group. He realized that such recommendations would take years to implement but in the long run they would permit refugee needs to be covered by government services in the same way as those of 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the financial crisis in refugee assistance and the need for burden-sharing among countries and organizations to provide adequate resources to help refugees. The focus is on the humanitarian aspect of providing asylum, land, and protection to refugees, as well as the need for technical assistance and funding from the United Nations and other agencies.

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