text: 1.21.3 InShaba,theAngo1an refugees, whohadhopedtorepatriate in1989,abandoned theirfields andsoldtheirpossessions. This adversely affected therelative self-sufficiency andintegration theyhad attained andwhichhadledtotheiracceptance intheframework andlife ofthe~urrounding localcommunities. InthecaseofBas-Zaire, material assistance wasprovided forapproximately 7,000refugees including financing forprimary andsecondary education, medical careandfood rations, associated withthedevelopment oflandthrough thedistribution ofseedsandagricultural toolstomakethemself-sufficient. Theprocess ofintegrating the2,000UNHCR-assisted refugees inBandundu was considered tohavebeencomplete. Counselling services continued tobe provided torefugees inKinshasa including forpromotion of income-generating activities, Durable solutions 1.21.4 Themostsignificant eventin1989wasthevoluntary repatriation oftheAngo1an refugees. By31December 1989,some4,239 persons hadrepatriated f~omShaba. Duringthesameperiod, atotalof 2,860Zairians repatriated fromAngolawerereceived andstarted onthe rehabilitation process intheShabaareaundertheauspices ofUNHCRand thelocalauthorities. In1989,some260refugees (251Angolans, two Ugandans, twoBarundi andfiveRwandese) repatriated individually from Kinshasa. Finally, arepatriation operation tookplaceinBas-Zaire in September/October 1989,underwhich791Ango1an refugees repatriated to theirprovince oforigin, Cabinda.A/AC.96/75l(Part I) page105 Arrangements fQrimplementation 1.21.5 PrQqrammes inZaireweremainly implemented bynon-governmental organizations. InShaba,theLubumbashi Sub-Office wasassisted byMedecins sansFrontieres (Belgium), particularly inthemedical andnutritional fields. Inthesamearea,theKolwezi Co-ordination Catholique tookcareof primary education. ThelocalintegratiQn prQject ferAngolan refugees in Bas-Zaire wasbeingimplemented bytheChurch QfChristinZaire. In Kinshasa, thelatterwasalsoresponsible forsocialcounselling programmes andsupplementary assistance. Localintegration projects forurbanrefugees andvocational trainiug havebeenentrusted toCaritas Zaire. TheRegional Office, through agreements withtheChristian ActionCentreforBusiness Leaders andMiddle Managers (CADICEC) andtheOfficeforthePromotion of SmallandMedium-sized Businesses inZaire(OPEZ), wasproviding technical management adviceintheexecution oftheselocalintegration projects. The ChurchofChristinZairewasUNHCR's implementing partner foreducation at theprimary, secondary anduniversity levelsthroughout theregion. In Bas-Fleuve, theBomaCo-ordination Catholique wasimplementing thesecondary education project. Finally, inHa~t-Zaire, theChurchofChristinZaireand itsaffiliated bodieswereUNHCR's operational partners intheimplementation oftheemergency project withMedecins sansFrontieres (France), implementing activities inthemedical sector. General PrQgrammes Special Fund 1.21.6 Underthebilateral (Zairian-Angolan) repatriation/rehabilitation programme, anappeal wasmadeinJanuary 1990forfundstocoverrequirements fromthebeginning oftheoperation inSeptember 1989untilitssuspension on31March1990.Thishadinitially beenmetfromtheEmergency Fund.In viewoftheinfluxofSudanese andUgandan refugees fromsouthern Sudan, an emergency programme wasbeganwithanallocation fromtheEmergency Fundin Haut-Zaire. Inaddition toemergency foodaid,thisprogramme, basedonan effective censusofrefugees carried outunderUNHCRsupervision, included thetransfer ofrefugees awayfromfrontier areas. Afterthetransfer, assistance activities thatshouldleadtoruralintegration weretobe carried outinthecourseof1990.Inordertomeetfoodneedsupto 31December 1990,WFPhasundertaken tosupply4,705 MTofbasicfoodstuffs valuedat$1.6million. Careandmaintenance 1.21.7 Assistance toSudanese refugees, financed in1990undertheSpecial Fund,istobefinanced in1991fromcareandmaintenance fundsprovided for thatpurpose. Theplanned assistance activities shouldenabletherefugees tobeintegrated locally.A/AC.96/75l(Part I) page106 Voluntary repatriation 1.21.8 For1990and1991,thenumberofindividual refugees wishing to
analysis: The text discusses the repatriation and rehabilitation of Angolan refugees in Zaire, including their integration into local communities, provision of assistance such as food, medical care, and education, and the involvement of non-governmental organizations and local authorities. It also mentions the repatriation of Sudanese and Ugandan refugees from southern Sudan. The text highlights the humanitarian efforts and assistance provided to the refugees, including the provision of food aid, medical care, and education.