Province, and Eo the assistance progranrne for sudanese refugees in lllubabor Province. IV. VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION OF RfIIIOPIAN REFOGEES FNOM A'IBOUTI 9. At the thirat Trlpartite Connission meeling, held aE Djibouti on 21 Novembe r 1984. it. r.ras decided tha! the fornal large-scaLe rePaEriation Prograrnne sould end by 31 Decenber 1984. Refugees htho wished to return to BthioPia after that date irill be processed on a case-by-case basi6. By December 1984, a tocal of 32,859 persons had been regiscered as repacriates fron Djibouti, of flhon 13t281 bad arrived through 24 organized noves by rail and 19'578 had returned spontaneously. lO, sone rehabilitation assistance progrannes to the repatriales' uhich bad to be temPorarily suspended in 1984 have now been resuned because of the drought in the area.A/40/587 Engl ish Page 4 'tl aidOnforV. REIJIEF ASSISTANCE TO RETURI{EBS IN HAR,ARGIIE PROVINCE 6 August I98{, the Ethiopian Governnent Dade an urgent appeal for erDergenqythe severely droughE-af fected provinces of Erltrea, Tigray and wollo. Atthe same tine, Hararghe Province uas declared a alrought-af f ected area. Inoctober 1984, uNIlcR started an assistance prograntre to provide supprenentary foodand basic health care !o sone 5O,O0O returneea in Harargbe, rho sere considered tobe the nost needy a[ong the returnee population. The cost ot Ehis progranme wascalculated ac $1,022,582 and lhe vlorld Univergity SeEvice of Canada cas entrustedeith its execution. rt soon becane clear Eha! r.re returnees were in r,"ed than hadbeen initially foreaeen, and the prograurc was revlsed uprarda to 92,032,582, noCincluding the required donations in ba€lc food.
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on humanitarian aid and relief efforts, specifically in response to a severe drought and refugee crises in Ethiopia. While it mentions economic assistance and food provision, these are secondary to the overall humanitarian context. The text also touches on health care and basic needs provision, further supporting the humanitarian aid and relief category.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief