text: ofCommunity Medicine, University ofDurtdee, United Kingdom, inOctober 1984and :1 1oneassistant fieldsanitation officer (water) fromGazainpublichealth i <~engineering attheImperial College ofScience andTechnology, London, in ;i OCtober 1984. APHEDAfellowships ofsixmonths' duration weregranted totwostaff! nurses (oneeachfromJordan andGaza)incommunity healthnursing inNewSouth ~ Wales,Australia, starting 30September 1984;twootherseniorstaffnurses from I 'J Gazaweregranted one-year-APHEDA fellowships foradiploma programme incommunity 1 '1healthnursing atCumberland College, Sydney, Australia, starting 18February 1985. ~ ;j ~1 ~ents the rely sing for ucted are. obe for r ion n ne. oal ,and ntal Ef e nity tment .1nd J:fi staff~ h om nity 1985.D.Reliefservices 119.Agencyreliefservices comprise assistance forhardship cases,including the provision ofbasicfoodcommodities, blankets, clothing, shelter repairor reconstruction andcashgrants; and,foralleligible refugees, welfare case-work, theorganization ofyouthandwomen'sactivities, adulttraining courses and rehabilitation ofthedisabled. Inaddition, asmallmeasure ofhumanitarian assistance isstillprovided forpersons displaced asaresultoftheJune1967war. 120.ThecontinUed occupation ofpartsofsouthLebanon andthesporadic and violent outbreaks offightinq inotherareasofthecountry coupled with unemployment amongtherefugees hasaffected theAgency's reliefoperations in Lebanon. Thisisdescribed inmoredetailinchapterI. 121.IntheWestBankandtoalesserextentintheGazaStrip,thereliefservices continued tobeinterrupted overthepastyearbylocalunrest. Asteadyrisein thecostoflivingandsomeincrease inunemployment amongrefugees intheGaza StripandtheWestBankhaveresulted inprotests anddemonstrations. Duringone suchdemonstration inGaza,theJabalia Camprationdistribution centre was attacked andlooted, resulting indamagetothecentreandequipment andthelossof some45tonsoffoodcommodities worth$32,000. Thelooting occurred overaperiod ofseveral hoursduringwhichtheIsraeli authorities wererequested several times toprovide protection forAgencystaffandpremises. TheAgencyconsidered the response oftheauthorities unsatisfactory. FOllowing thisincident, anagreement wasreached withtheauthorities toprovide policeprotection fortherations distribution. IntheWestBank,refugees insomecampshaverefused toallow rationstobedistributed tohardship casesonthegroundthatallrefugees arein needoffoodaid,andunlesstheyallreceiveit,nonewillbepermitted to'doso. 122.Theposition ofthe4,350refugees whowereleftstranded intheEgyptian sectorofRafahasaresultofthewithdrawal oftheIsraeli forcesinApril1982 totheinternational borderbetween theSinaiandtheGazaStrip,remains unchangerJ. Themajority areunemployed andlivinginhardship. Withthe co-operation oftheEgyptian andIsraeli Governments, UNRWAdistributes food, blankets andclothing totheserefugees. TheAgencyalsoprovides elementary and preparatory schooling forabout1,200stranded refugee children andsomebasic healthcare.IthasbeentheAgency's understanding thatpriortothewithdrawal fromEgyptian territory, thetwoGovernments hadreached anagreement inprinciple topermittheserefugees toreturntotheGazaStrip. Towards theendofthe reporting period, theAgencywasinformed.by theIsraeli authorities intheGaza Stripthat,inrecentdiscussions between thetwoGovernments, itwasagreedthat therefugees wouldreturntotheGazaStrip,perhaps commencing atanearlydate. UNRWAwouldwelcome implementation ofsuchanagreement andwillfacilitate the relocation, including theprovision ofschooling, healthcareandwelfare services forthereturnees atUNRWAfacilities intheGazaStripsimilar tothesituation whichexisted priortoApril1982. 123.Inresolution 39/99Candotherresolutions adopted bytheGeneral Assembly, theAgency wasrequested toprovide humanitarian assistance, asfaraspracticable onanemergency basisandasatemporary measure topersons displaced asaresult oftheJune1967andsubsequent hostilities butwhoarenotregistered withUNRWA
analysis: The text primarily focuses on the humanitarian situation of refugees and displaced persons in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, discussing relief operations, assistance provided, and challenges faced by the Agency. It also touches on the impact of the June 1967 war and subsequent hostilities on the humanitarian situation. Given the emphasis on humanitarian aid and relief, it is likely that the text is related to this field.