text: 48.buring1984/85, inallFields, sevenschoolbuildings wereconstructed (comprising 126classandadministration roomsand12specialized rooms), andwork beganonsixschoolbuildings (comprising 118classandadministration roomsand 16special-purpose rooms). Atexisting schools, anadditional 39standard class andadministration roomsand36special-purpose roomswereconstructed, andwork beganonafurther twoclassandadministration roomsandfivespecial-purpose rooms. 49.InLebanon, theebbandflowofconflict disrupted schooloperati.ons in various areas. Hopesrevived inJuly1984withtheimplementation ofthe Government's security planforBeirut, butfierceclashes between rivalfactions in theTripoli areaoccurred inJulyandAugust. TheBeirutarearefuqee campswere againthesceneofheavyfighting inMay1985.Attacks onIsraeli forcesinthe southandIsraeli counter-measures increased difficulties ingetting booksand othersupplies toschools inthesouth. 50.Depending ontheamountoftimelosttoschooloperations earlier intheyear, schools commenced theirsummervacation atvarying timesandcontinued onvacation upto9September 1984.IntheperiodOctober toDecember, Agencyschools onthe -7-./:he 14 rand lkand and !rein .ldren .e, :this Ite the lare !more Imily Lnthe It in and ,ramme one work tnd IBS Irk inSin !re .he year, Ition theI \1 'I '/ I 'Iwholeoperated normally, apartfromscattered disruptions. January witnessed the breaking offofLebanese-Israeli negotiations, thebeginning oftheIsraeli withdrawal from L~banon andthedeployment oftheLebanese Armyalongthecoastal roadbetween BeirutandtheAwaliriver. BylateFebruary 1985,travelonthe coastroadtoSaidawasbacktonormalbuttraveltoTyrewasforbidden inthewake ofcontinued attacks onIsraeli forcesinthesouth. From26February untilearly May,Agencyschools inTyreremained closedasaresultofcontinuing insecurity anddifficulties experienced bystaffandpupilsinmovingfreelyintheregion. Enrolment inAgencyschools inLebanon totalled 34,565refugee pupils, 24,001of whomwereintheelementary cycleand10,564inthepreparatory cycle. Therewasa normal, slightdropto34,158bytheendofDecember. Dur".ngthefirsthalfof 1985,inthewakeofthepartial withdrawal ofIsraeli forces, therewasamovement ofpopulation, inclUding ofcourse, pupils, between thevarious areas. Consequently itwasnotpossible togivereliable schoolpopulation figures. Out ofatotalof86schools, 84werefunctioning, comprising 672elementary and318 preparatory classsections withatotalof1,201teachers, andofthese,50schools with561classsections operated ondoubleshift. Prescribed textbooks forAgency schools inLebanon totalled 187,allbutoneofwhichhavebeenapproved byUNESCO. 51.IntheSyrianArabRepublic, Agencyschools started the1984/85 schoolyearon 15September 1984andoperated satisfactorily throughout theyear.Inall,51,713 pupilsattended; 34,641inelementary schools and17,072inpreparatory schools, including 1,027refugee pupilsdisplaced frQmLebanon sinceJune1982.Theschools comprised 1,290classsections servedby1,568teachers. Doubleshifting existed at102oftheseschools, involving 1,194classsections and48,283pupils. To replace unsuitable rentedpremises, plansweremadetobuildnewschools in Muzeireeb, Akrad, andQabral-Sitt. Duetounavoidable delaysinprocurement of supplies, however, therewasmuchdelayinstarting construction andinJune,as partoftheAgency's austerity measures, itwasdecided tostopworkatMuzeireeb andAkraduntilfurther notice. Ofthe154textbooks currently prescribed for schools inSyria, 71havebeenapproved byUNESCO. 52.InJordan, the198Agencyschools commenced operations on11September 1984 andoperated normally throughout theyear.Thetotalenrolment was135,650 inthe elementary andpreparatory cycles, comprising 3,351classsections servedby3,817 teachers. Doubleshifting wasnecessary in182schools, involving 3,132class sect~ans and127,519 pupils. Threeschool building~ arebeingconstructed in Jordan, onewiththehelpoftheCanadian Government. Sheikhs Mohammad and
analysis: The text appears to be a report on the activities and challenges faced by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the 1984-1985 school year. The report highlights the disruptions caused by conflicts in Lebanon, the challenges in providing education to refugee children, and the efforts made to maintain normal school operations in Syria and Jordan. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, or employment. It is primarily focused on education, humanitarian aid, and relief.