text: returnees intheHararghe Province andtoprovide socio-economic dataonwhich further assistance programmes couldbebased. Theworsening condition ofthe returnees dueto~heeffects ofthedrought intheareamadeitnecessary tolaunch anadditional programme inOCtober 1984toprovide basicfoodandhealthassistance andtocovertheimmediate reliefneedsofover300,000 returnees atacostofsome $8.9.million. Thisprogramme iscurrently beingimplemented jointly bytheWorld University Service ofcanadaandtheEthiopian ReliefandRehabilitation Commission. 123.Theprogramme ofvoluntary repatriation ofEthiopian refugees fromDjibouti andtheirinitial rehabilitation continued throughout 1984,exceptfortheperiod between January andAprilwhendamagetotheDjibouti-Dire Dawarailway causedthe operatlonto besuspended. Attherequest oftheGovernments ofDjibouti and Ethiopia, UNHCR pa~ticipated intheTripartite Commission meeting heldon 21November 1984inDjibouti whereitwasagreedthattheprogramme wouldbe conclu~ed by31December 1984Q 124.Thefinalstatistics ofthisoperation showthatUNHCRassisted inthe voluntary repatriation of13,281persons. Therehabilitation programme forthese persons andothers whorepatriated bytheirownmeanswasseverely hampered bythe drought whichcauseddelaysintheimplementation ofanagricultural project and manyanimallossesamongst thepastoralists whohadreceived livestock underthe programme. Thetotalcostoftheprogramme wassome$5.9million. 125.Attherequest oftheGovernments oftheSudanandUganda, UNHCRhas participated ininformal tripartite consultations onthepromotion ofvoluntary repatriation ofUgandan refugees livinginsouthern Sudan. Bytheendof December 1984,morethan19,600persons hadvoluntarily repatriated fromtheSudan andZaireundertheauspices ofUNHCR. Concurrently, aspecial rehabilitation programme forreturnees intheWestNileProvince ofUgandawasimplemented undera tripartite agreement amongtheGovernment, LWFandUNHCR. TheWorldFood Programme, UNICEFand"Medecins sansfrontieres" alsoco-operated inthiseffort. 126.Following thechangeofGovernment inArgentina inthelastquarter of1983, therewasamarkedincrease inthenumberofArgentine refugees seeking UNHCR assistance fortheirvoluntary repatriation. InApril1984,theHighCommissioner launched aninternational appealforanamountof$3.5million, $1million ofwhich -25-,I ,iI--l J1 ~1 iI I! i 1j ) ~wasforarehabilitation fundinArgentina andthebalance tocoverdirect repatriation costsforArgentine refugees inEu~opeandtheAmericas. Voluntary repatriation toChilealsocontinued in1984. 127.Localintegration: Wherevoluntary repatriation isunlikely forthe foreseeable futureandthehostGovernment agreeable, localsettlement orlocal integration ofrefugees isoftenthebestpossible durable solution. Theobjective oflocalintegration projects istoassistrefugees toattainalevel ~f self-sufficiency whichiscomparable tothatofthelocalpopulation. 128.Inurbanandsemi-urban environments, assistance isn~mally givento individual refugees. Thismayinclude, interalia,theprovision ofhousing, socialamenities, education, language courses andthepurchase ofprofessional toolsandequipment. Largeruralgroupsofrefugees areassisted mainlythrough thecreation ofruralsettlements withtheobjective ofmakingthemself-reliant communities. 129.Expenditure onlocalsettlement activities in1984amounted tosome $87million, whichcorresponds to25percentoftotalexpenditure underGeneral Programmes. Specialized staffwithin UNHCRaswellasconsultants fromtheunited Nations systemandotherintergovernmental ornon-governmental agencies provided thetechnical adviceanasupport necessary forboththeplanning andimplementation ofmanylocalsettlement projects, suchasthoseintheCentral African Republic, Ethiopia, Mexico, Somalia, UgandaandZaire. 130.Resettlement: Whenvoluntary repatriation isnotfeasible andrefugees cannot besettled inthecountry offirstasylum, resettlement remains thethirdoption foradurable sOlution. Whileitprovides refugees anopportunity tostartnew lives,itusually alsoentails drastic changes fromtheirprevious waysoflife, withtheproblems ofadjustment thatthisentails. Resettlement assistance is oftenprovided forspecial groupsofrefugees, suchasthosewhoareseparated from
analysis: The text primarily discusses humanitarian aid and relief efforts, focusing on the repatriation of refugees, their rehabilitation, and provision of basic necessities such as food and health assistance. While there is no direct mention of economic development, agriculture, or industry, the text does mention the effects of drought and the costs of the relief programs, which suggests a connection to economic and environmental factors. However, the primary focus remains on providing assistance to refugees.