text: programme revisions could not be in the interests of UNHCR, sensible planning or the refugees themselves. Until resources matched all the needs which UNHCR had identified, the only responsible way to budget was on the basis of a realistic expectation of income, ensuring that overriding priority was given to life-saving and life-sustaining activities. 47. His delegation supported all moves to secure funding from non-traditional donors or the private sector and was encouraged that some pilot schemes were under way. It urged the intensification of those efforts with a view to achieving early tangible results. Lastly, his delegation wished to assure the High Commissioner of the full support of the United Kingdom Government in his endeavours to return UNHCR to a sound financial footing and to make it better able to respond to the needs of refugees and to address the difficult challenges of the 1990s. That support would continue to be in deeds and not in words alone. 48. Mr. çLe RIEIMATTEN (Switzerland) said that his delegation was in favour of the proposed downward revision of the 1990 target for General Programmes by about 18.5 per cent in real terms, as well as the substantial reduction in the budget for Special Programmes, and could therefore join in the consensus which should permit formal approval of that target. A few words of caution were, however, in order. 49. The projected resource level appeared reasonable in the light of recent trends, but the total of $550 million was still only an estimate. While some donors had already been able to confirm that they would maintain their contributions at the same level as in the previous year, or indeed to announce additional contributions, others were not - or not yet - in a position to give such guarantees. Furthermore, it was not certain that donors would all be 
analysis: The text discusses the budget and funding of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), highlighting the need for realistic expectations and prioritization of life-saving and life-sustaining activities. It also touches on the importance of securing funding from non-traditional donors and the private sector. These themes suggest that the text is related to humanitarian aid and relief.