text: betheappropriate permanent solution; (i)Promoting anappropriate sharing ofresponsibilities andarrangements for financing ofrefugee-related activities between allthebodiesoftheUnited Nations system andotherconcerned organizations, bothgovernmental and non-governmental; inthisregard, UNHCRwillbeseeking toenterintomemoranda of understanding thatwillreflect agreedarrangements. 36.17 Thefinancing oftheactivities ofUNHCRreliesprimarily onvoluntary contributions. In1989,about96.5percentoftheOffice's totalexpenditure were financed byvoluntary contributions. By1992,itisexpected thattheExecutive Committee wouldhavereviewed thoroughly theextentoftheUNHCRGeneral Programmes andotherassistance activities, inparticular theissuesrelevant totheeffective useoffundsandadministration ofprogrammes andprojects. 36.18Incarrying outitsactivities, UNHCRmaintains consultations with Governments andwithgovernmental andnon-governmental organizations. Withinthe UnitedNations, UNHCRco-operates veryclosely, inparticular withtheDepartment forSpecial Political Questions, Regional Co-operation, Decolonization and Trusteeship, theCentreforHumanRights, theDepartment ofPublicInformation and theOfficeoftheUnited Nations Disaster ReliefCo-ordinator (UNDRO), aswellas withtheSpecial Representative oftheSecretary-General fortheCo-ordination of Humanitarian Assistance Programmes toKampuchea. TheOfficemaintains averyclose co-ordination withtheUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP), inparticular atthefieldlevel. Co-ordination between UNHCRandotherorganizations ofthe UnitedNations systemisprovided through theAdministrative Committee on Co-ordination anditssubsidiary bodiesItisalsoprovided through Memoranda of Understanding withsome10organizations, including UNDRO, UNDP,theInternational FundforAgricultural Development, theWorldFoodProgramme andtheWorldBank. -7- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library36.19 Asregards UNRWA,itsstrategy willbetocontinue toprovide needed assistance tothePalestine refugees untiltheirproblem canberesolved in accordance withtherelevant resolution oftheGeneral Assembly. Thatassistance involves theprovision ofessential education, healthandrelief andsocial services toeligible Palestine refugees livinginJordan, Lebanon, theSyrian Arab Republic andintheoccupied WestBankandGazaStrip. Theability oftheAgency toprovide thisassistance isentirely dependent ontheannualprovision of sufficient voluntarily contributed funds. 3.Subprogramme structure 36.20 Thecomponent oftheprogramme relating toUNHCRincludes fivesubprogrammes andthecomponent oftheprogramme relating toUNRWAincludes onesubprogramme, as follows: International protection Subprogramme 1.International instruments relating tothestatusofrefugees or otherwise benefiting refugees Subprogramme 2.Effective implementation ofrefugee rights Subprogramme 3.Promotion anddissemination ofprinciples ofrefugee law Assistance Subprogramme 4.Emergency response andrelief, careandmaintenance Subprogramme 5.Durable solutions Subprogramme 6.UnitedNations ReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestine Refugees in theNearEast 36.21Inviewofthenatureoftheprogramme, nodesignation ofpriority between sUbprograrnmes isproposed. B.Subprogrammes rnternational protection SUBPROGRAMME 1.INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TOTHESTATUS OFREFUGEES OR OTHERWISE BENEFITING REFUGEES (a)Objectives 36.22 Thelegislative authority forsubprogramme 1derives fromparagraph 8(a)of thestatute ofUNHCR. -8- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library- 36.23 ThenumberofStatesthathaveacceded tothe1951Convention andthe1967 Protocol relating totheStatusofRefugees hassteadily increased overtheyears toreach106in1990.Further efforts arestillrequired topromote theuniversal acceptance ofthoseinstruments. Eighteen Stateshaveacceded totheEuropean Agreement of20April1959ontheabolition ofvisasforrefugees. EightStates
analysis: The text discusses the activities and programs of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The focus is on providing humanitarian aid and relief to refugees, promoting international protection, and finding durable solutions to refugee crises. The text mentions the financing of these activities, which relies heavily on voluntary contributions.