Estimated population ........•...•..•......•.•..•. ··•7,500,000 (mid-87) Population density•.......•..•.••.••.....•••....... ·62.9persq.km Rainyseason•..•••.....•.......•.•......•.....••••. ·November-Apr i1 1.12 inM pers refu vo1u Sept and Mala stat The numb surv refu gove not 1.12 slig year than gene the Regi cent 1.12 earl the and sect to5 rep1 1.12 acti' supp exte 1.12 dura1.12 !ntJl dete MulozaCbualllbanganiMOZAMBIQUEOFTANZANIA LAKEMALAJiI ~Regioncomprising apopulation ofrefugees ordisplaced persons.IIlchataBa,_ •Capital •TownorvillageTsanganoIIclri"ji MOZAMBIQUEZAMBIA " FI1'''tJA"" 11=1====::II====-tlA/AC.96/75l(Part I) page53 1.12MALAWI Country overview Statistical information 1.12.1 According togovernment figures, theMozambican refugee population inMalawiwasS22,000 a!oftheendofDecember 19S9,anincrease of195,000 persons overthenumberregistered attheendof19S5. Anaverage of16,000 refugees entered thecountry monthly, whileonly3,520returned through voluntary repatriation organized byUNHCRduringtheyear. August and September 19S9sawamajorinfluxthatfollowed earlier seasonal patterns, andalsoreflected theregistrat.ion ofMozambican "estate" labourers in Malawi whohadnotpreviously registered. Intheinterest ofreliable statistics, intensive verification campaigns wereheldthroughout theyear. TheMalawian National Statistical Officewasengaged indetermining the numberofrefugees intheCentral Regionbymeansofahouse-to-house surve~. Asimilar process inthesouthern regionledtoareduction inthe refugee population therebyabout6.1percent. AsoftheendofMarch1990, government figures indicated arefugee caseloadofS09,526, ofwhom51,S37do notreceive dailyfoodrations. 1.12.2 TheMozambican refugees aremainlyofruralbackground with slightly morefemales thanmales. Morethanhalfarechildren (upto15 yearsold),over40percentadults (between theagesof16and55),andles~ thanfivepercentover56yearsold.Therefugees intheSouthern Region generally liveindenseconcentrations incamp-like settings, whilethosein theCentral Regionaremorescattered amongMalawian villages. TheNorthern Regionhostsrelatively fewrefugees whilethenumberofMozambicans inurban centresisinsignificant. Majordeye10pments andachievements in19S9andthefirstgyarter of199Q 1.12.3 Programme andtechnical missions tookplacethroughout 19S9and early1990witnthemainobjective ofrestructuring theprogramme inviewof thefundingcrisis. Thereduction ofassistance unfortunately ledtodelays andcancellations intheimplementation ofconstruction projects inthe sectors covering roads,watersupplyandeducation. Moreimportantly, itled toserious gapsinthesupplyofsupplementary foodsuchassugar,andthe replacement ofworn-out blankets. 1.12.4 InApril19S9,theMalawian Parliament passedtheRefugee Actwhich interalia,provides fortheestablishment ofanEligibility Committee to determine therefugee statusofindividual casesseeking asyluminMalawi. 1.12.5 Womenandchildren generally benefited fromallprogramme activities andspecifically inthesectors ofhealthi.e.maternity units, supplementary andtherapeutic feeding programmes andcommunity servIces extension. Durable solutions 1.12.6 Voluntary repatriation hasbeenrecognized astheonlyviable durable solution fortheMozambican refugees isMalawi. During 19S9,there,A/AC.96/751(Part I) page54 weretwomeetings oftheTripartite Commission onVoluntary Repatriation at 51antyre andScira, Mozambique ••Acontingency plantoprepare forreturnto Moaambiqu. asandwhenconditions permitted wasbegunin1989.Theplanwill becompleted in1990andmaybeextended tocoverMozambican refugees in othercountries intheregion. ArfADglROpts fOfimPlementatiop 1.12.7 Asinthepast,theWorldFoodProgramme (WFP)wasresponsible for providing andco-ordinating mostofthebasicfoodrequirements for1989. Delivery ofsome101,400 MTvaluedat$45.2million isplanned for1990by
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the humanitarian situation of Mozambican refugees in Malawi, focusing on their population, demographics, and assistance programs. It also mentions the refugee act passed by the Malawian Parliament, the Tripartite Commission on Voluntary Repatriation, and the World Food Programme's role in providing food assistance. The text does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, or industry.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Health, Education