priority wasgiventolife-saving orlife-sustaining activities. Durable solutioDS 1.8.10 Pending thedevelopment ofconditions conducive tovoluntary repatriation forbothgroupsofrefugees, careandmaintenance assistance willcontinue tobenecessary. Inbothcases,thehostile physical environment posesinsuperable problems forsuccessful efforts towards meaningful localsettlement fortherefugees.1.8, Adm: Min: for in1 1.8 sigl Barl imp: res] Ges~ Ope: UNHl con' and Chi Eth of1 1.8 prol tra: At GOVI an UNII and in 1.8 arr dir, reI of 1.8 via' est the thi ref thi (Be imp 199A/AC.96/75l(Part I) page35 Arrangements forimplementation 1.S.11 UNHCR's principal implementing partner inEthiopia wasthe Administration forRefugee Affairs (ARA),asemi-autonomous bodywithinthe Ministry ofInternal Affairs. Thisorganization hadoverall responsibility fortheimplementation andadministration ofrefugee andreturnee programmes inthecountry. 1.S.12 ThenumberofNGOsandthescopeoftheiractivities increased significantly duringthereporting period. InItangandFugnido, Radda Barnen, Africare, andMedecins sansFrontieres (MSF)(Belgium) and(Holland) implement projects inthecommunity services, waterandhealthsectors, respectively. Inaddition, theGovernment ofEthiopia appointed theDeutsche Gesellschaft furTechnische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)tomanagetheTransport Operation forRefugees (TOR),whichisthemainimplementing partner for UNHCRinthelogistics sectorinwestern Ethiopia. AnumberofNGOs continued toassistSomalirefugees ineastern Ethiopia. Theseincluded CARE andOXFAM(UK)inthewatersector, MSF(Belgium andHolland) andSavethe Children Fund(SCF)(United Kingdom) inhealth-related services. The Ethiopian Orthodox Churchcontributed to,andimplemented projects infavour ofurbanrefugees inAddisAbaba. 1.S.13 In19S9,WFPcontributed 145,S93 MToffoodtotheEthiopian programme andparticipated directly inthemanagement ofspecific aspects of transport andlogistics through theUNHCR-financed Refugee Logistics Unit. Atthetimeofpreparing thisreport, WFPwasexploring withtheEthiopian Government thepossibility ofexpanding itsroleandresponsibilities within anintegrated transport andlogistics systemforrefugees andreturnees. UNICEF, also,donated supplies andequipment totherefugee programme in19S9 and1990andcontributed totheprovision ofapermanent watersupplysystem inFugnido camp. General Programmes Emergency Fund 1.8.14 InAugust 1989,anewgroupofSomalirefugees oftheIssaclan arrived fromtheZeilaandLughayadistricts ofnorthern Somalia. Undl!rthe directsupervision oftheUNHCRFieldOfficeinDireDawa,foodandnO:1-food reliefitems,aswellaspersonnel weredeployed fromthelimited resources oftheexisting refugee programme ineastern Ethiopia. 1.8.15 Following thetransfer inNovember 1989ofthegrouptoamore viablesitenearAishatown,health, watersupply andstoragefacilities were established. Inaddition toreliefitemstakenfromthelarger programme in theeast,anallocation of$600,000 fromtheEmergency Fundwasmadefor thisgroup. AttheendofJune1990,therewereapproximately 10,000 refugees inthecamp. OXFAMcontributed material andhumanresources for thisoperation inthevitalactivity ofcleanwatersupplywhileMSF (Belgium) and(Holland) assumed responsibility asfrom1June1990for implementing allactivities inthehealthsector. Forthesecondhalfof 1990,material assistance totheserefugees hasbeenincorporated intotheA/AC.96/751(Part I) page36 careandmaintenance project forSomaliRefugees intheeast. Anamountof $500,000 wasallocated fromtheEmergency FundinFebruary 1990tocontinue thereturnee operation intheSidamo, Bale,andBorenaRegions ofEthiopia. Thesefundswereusedtohelp1,544Ethiopian refugees fromSomalia toreturn homeinorganized convoys between January andJune1990. CareADdmaintenAQce
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report on the humanitarian aid and relief efforts for refugees in Ethiopia, specifically focusing on the logistics, healthcare, and living conditions of the refugees. The report mentions various organizations and their roles in providing assistance, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and government agencies. The text does not discuss economic development, natural resources, or industry, and the focus is on providing aid and relief to those in need.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief