Z•Z et: C :Jen • 0e en c«:t CJA/AC.96/751(Part I) pag.22 1.5CIIDAL ADICAI UPQBLIC Couptty overview Statistical iDfo~tAQa 1.5.1 Asoftheendof1989,therewere2,490refuqees intheCentral African Republic. Thevastmajority, (2,373) wereChadians livinginurban ar.as. Since1988,Sudanese refugees fromtheprovinces ofDarfour, BahrElGhazal, WauandJubahavesoughtasylumintheCentral African Republic. Therewere62ofthemattheendof1989. Only880refugees, all livinginBangui, received UNHCRassistance. The745refugees intherural settlement zoneatBoubouhave,sincesetting upaself-managed co-operative in1988,beenself-sufficient. MajordeyelQgI8Dts ADdachievements iD1989ADdthefirstgparter Qf1990 1.5.2 Asub-commission forassistance wassetupwithintheGeneral Secretariat oftheNational Commission forRefugees. Aseminar onthe criteria andprocedures tobeapplied inthedetermination ofrefugee status washeldinthefirsthalfof1990.Inviewofthedecrease inthenumberof refugees, theOfficeoftheCharge deMission inBanguiwasexpected tohave beenclosedbyt.heendof1990. Durable sQlutioDs 1.5.3 Voluntary repatriation remained theideallong-term sclution for Chadian refugeem. However, itwasexpected thatafewhundred ofthemwho hadattained self-sufficiency andestablished long-term nssociations inthe Central African Republic wouldcontinue tolivethere. Pending repatriation, UNHCRwillcontinue toprovide limited assistance towards self-sufficiency. Arraag",Dtl for~lemeDtatioD 1.5.4 In1989,theCentral African RedCrosstookresponsibility for socialservices, while,atthesametime,otheragreements wereconcluded withtheMinistry oftheInterior, concerning support fortheoperations of theEligibility Sub-Commission, andwiththeMinistry ofTrade,Industry and SmallandMedium-Scale Business Enterprises, regarding theimplementation of income-generating activities. GeDeral Programmes CareADdmaintaiDADce 1.5.5 Intheareasofeducation, vocational training, income-generating activities andhealth, assistance wasprovided onlytoneedyrefugees in urbanareas,withpriority giventowomen,children, thesickandnew arrivals. Thisproject alsocovered socialservices management costs.1.5. meet beI cone 1.!i. 1.5 est: expl Pro; non· 1991 1.5 ass vol uniA/AC.96/75l(Part I) page23 Localsettlement 1.5.6 Education assistance forthe19S9-1990 academic yearvasplanned to meettheneedsof35Chadian secondary-school students. Thisallocation will bereviewed inthelightofanyvoluntary repatriation oftheindividuals concerned. Voluntacr repatriation 1.~.7 In19S9,some675Chadisn refugees wereassisted torepatriate. Programme Sypport ADdAdmipistration 1.5.S Thesavings in19S9obligations compared totherevised 19S9 estimates areduemainlytolowercommonstaffcostsandgeneral operating expenses. Therevised 1990estimates reflect thediscontinuation ofone Professional andthreeGeneral Service postsandtherelated reductions in non-staff costs. Duetotheplanned closure ofthisofficebytheendof 1990,noprojections havebeenmadefor1991. Special Programmes l4»catiop Accoupt 1.5.9 Forthe19S9-1990 university year,sevenrefugees arereceiving assistance tostudyattheuniversity level. Because oftheprobable volun~ary repatriation ofChadian refugees, thenumberofstudents toreceive university scholarships for1990-91 hasbeenreduced tofive.A/AC.96/151(Part I) page24 fIICIII...IITUII[ICIITIlLlrl[ClIIIPUILIC (ilt".laldl ofUlitedStateldollarlt ..._-_._------------_._---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~---------------------! !DOIIT IOTD! IOIIID! !OILIGlTII !lLLOClTIOI/!lLLOClfIOI/! ! !IIIT.IITII.! IITII1TI!nit Itte IOUICIorrulDS l:IDftPIor lSSISTlICI1991 SUIIAIYDISCIIPTIOI! ! PIOPOsaD ! !ALWClTIOI/ !' !PIOJICTIOI ! ------_...------_._._---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!------------GIIIIILPlOGIAI I I S (11 CAllliDIlIITllllCI ! In.ta! 11.1It!111.0