schools orinspecially established settlement schools. UNHCRsponsored 114programmes world-wide inthefieldsofpost-primary vocational/technical and academic education•.In-service teachertraining, literacy programmes, special skillstraining, pre-school education, curriculum development andtextbook production werethemainactivities underUNHCRprogrammes ofnon-formal educational assistance. 139.Assistance wasprovided toenablenearly17,000refugee students tostudyat thesecondary andtertiary levels, anin9re~se of19percentoverthe1983 figure. Anamountofsome$13.2million wasusedin1984forthisscholarship assistance programme. Approximately 22percentofthestudents followed technical training courses while67percentpursued academic training atthesecondary level and11percentatuniversity. Renewed emphasis wasputonorienting students towards vocational technical training, whichisconsidered morelikelytoleadto employment. -27-L :'140. toe thei harld coun pros Fund Peac 141. inte assi prov surr crea inte deve Suda acti Regi res prog 142. and out. phas such Moza 143. sett asc 144. prov that Thro self eval Lao Unit assi Egyp, ,140.Assistance tohandicapped refugees: UNHCRcontinued tomakespecialefforts toensurethathandicapped refugees benefit frommedicalfacilities andservices in theirrespective countries ofasylum. Wherelocalmedical services areinadequate, handicapped refugees whorequire specialized medical carearesenttoother countries fortreatment. Thecostsoftransportation, surgery, medicines and prostheses orequipment aremetfromeitherGeneral Programmes orfromtheTrust FundforHandicapped Refugees established fromthecashawardfromthe1981Nobel PeacePrize. 6.phasing-out ofassistance 141.Onceoneofthethreedurable solutions hasbeensuccessfully achieved, international assistance ceasesandtheoverall responsibility forfurther assistance torefugees restswiththehostGovernment. Thisnormally involves the provision ofservices atlevelscomparable tothoseoffered tonationals inthe surrounding villages ortowns. Inphasing-out itsassistance, UNHCR fo~uses on creating self-sustaining structures andservices inrefugee communities andon integrating refugee projects withinexisting regional development plans. The development ofrefugee settlements ontheeastbankoftheriverNileinsouthern Sudanis,forexample, anintegral partofaregional development project, both activities beingimplemented bythesameagency. Onthewestbank,theEquatoria Regional Agricultural Programme (ERAP)wasidentified toassumegradually the responsibility ofmanaging theagricultural sectoroftherefugee settlement programme bylateAugust1985. 142.IntheunitedRepublic ofTanzania, theplanned handoverofthemanagement andadministration oftheMishamo settlemen~ totheGovernment isbeingcarried out.InAru,Haut-Zaire, mostassistance toUgandan refugees isscheduled tobe phasedoutinSeptember 1985afterwhichonlylimited assistance tosomesectors, suchashealthandeducation, willstillbeprovided. Special Programmes for Mozambicans inZimbabwe andreturnees toGuineaarecurrently beingphasedout. 143.InChina,whereoveraquarter ofamillion refugees fromIndo-China havebeen settled, discussions areunderwaywiththeauthorities withaviewtoestablishing aschedule forthephasing-out andeventual termination ofUNHCRassistance. 7.Ongoing evaluation ofassistance activities 144.OUring1984,UNHCRundertook arangeofevaluation activities intended to provide managers withinformation onprogramme andproject results andwithlessons thatcouldbeusedtoimprove implementation andtoplanfutureactivities. Throughout theyear,theUNHCREvaluation Unitco-ordinated theannual self-evaluation ofallassistance projects aswellasanumberofin-depth evaluations ofmaterial assistance torefugees inthePhilippines, assistance .to
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the humanitarian aid and relief efforts of UNHCR, specifically in the areas of education, health, and employment. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on policy and program implementation rather than economic development or environmental issues.

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