Laorefugees inThailand, assistance tospontaneously settled refugees inthe UnitedRepublic ofTanzania andZambia, assistance toruralrefugees inAngolaand assistance tourbanrefugees intheCongo,CostaRica,theDominican Republic, Egypt,Kenya,andZaire. -28-145.I $178.2 and$4 expend 146. affect Sudan. specia affect Somali estima 147.I Djibou fromS thedr itsre 148.I months settle andU fooda of198 3,000 fromc wasrei Sudan, despit, 149.T Ethiop starte availa 150. flow 0 popula region thepr genera LOwer final thata 151.I refuge region establ water, establ areno::::"~,' ~1/Ii!5!1!__.lil>!r""'"'__""__---__ ""ili3+f",,"~__ ~_"""" ~ ...... ......... • C.Regional developments inAfrica 145.In1984,UNHCRvoluntary fundsexpenditures inAfricaamounted tosome $178.2million ofwhichsome$131.6million wereobligated underGeneral Programmes and$46.6million underSpecial Programmes. Statistical details relating to expenditure bycountry andareaaregivenintables1and2ofannex11. 146.UNHCR'sefforts inpursuit ofdurable solutions forrefugees inAfricawere affected bythecontinuing drought, particularly intheHornofAfricaandthe Sudan. Duringthelatterpartof1984,theHighCommissioner hadtolauncha special appealforemergency reliefprogrammes intended toensurethesurvival of affected populations ofconcern toUNHCRintheCentral African Republic, Ethiopia, Somalia andtheSudan. TOtalrequirements forthisAfricarefugee emergency were estimated attheendofthereporting periodtobemorethan$100million. 147.InDecember 1984,thevoluntary repatriation ofEthiopian refugees from Djibouti wascompleted. Thelargenumberofrefugees whorepatriated spontaneously fromSomalia totheHararghe regionofEthiopia, coupled withtheadverse effectof thedrought onearlier rehabilitation efforts, prompted UNHCRtorenewandexpand itsreliefassistance tothearea. 148.IntheSudan,therefugee situation changed dramatically duringthelatter monthsof1984.Ineastern Sudan,theharvest inthe20Ethiopian refuge~ settlements, wherefoodself-sufficiency wasexpected tobeattained soonfailed andUNHCR,inco-operation withtheWorldFoodProgramme, hadtoreverttofull foodaidforthe130,000 refugees inthesettlements. Thiswascoupled, attheend of1984andthebeginning of1985,withthearrival fromEthiopia ofupto 3,000persons adayinsearchoffood,medical careandwateraswellasahaven fromcivildisorder. Inwestern Sudan,aninfluxofsome60,000persons fromChad wasreported andemergency reliefassistance madeavailable tothem.Insouthern Sudan,theconsolidation oftheUgandan refugee settlements hasbeenproceeding despite delaysduetosecurity conditions. 149.Thenumberofrefugees assisted intheGambela!Itang regionofsouth-western Ethiopia increased tosome59,000bytheendof1984.Thereliefprogramme, starteg in1983,continued whilstplanstostartaruralsettlement onlandmade available bytheGovernment werebeingfinalized attheendofthereporting period. 150.DonorGovernments, WFPandUNHCRrenewed theirefforts toensurearegular flowoffoodsupplies intoSomalia whichcontinued tohostalargerefugee population. Theinfluxofsome50,000newrefugees intothenorth-west andGedo regions ofSomalia towards theendof1984required emergency measures, including theprovision ofadditional food.Efforts byaUNHCR-financed Technical Unithave generated ruralsettlement projects suchastheoneproposed atFurjano inthe LowerShebelle region. Theimplementation oftheproject willstartassoonasa finaldecision hasbeenreached concerning therefugees' righttooccupylandin thatarea. 151.Inthecentral, south-western andwe~tern regions ofUganda, alargenumberof refugees ofRwandese origin, whohad ~ongbeenspontaneously settled inthese regions, weredisplaced asaresultofunrestintheareaandmovedintopreviously establish~d settlements suchasNakivale, Oruchinga andKyakainsearchoffood, water,shelter andsecurity. Following theseevents, anewsettlement was established -Kyaka11-forsome17,000refugees and22,000headofcattle. Plans arenowunderwaytofurther expandthefacilities atKyaka11. -29-1 t r r 4 r 1 tt rE l!
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the humanitarian aid and relief efforts by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in various African countries. The report discusses the challenges faced by refugees, the assistance provided by UNHCR, and the efforts made to ensure their survival and well-being.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief