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thing more than a temporary stay only permitting the refugees to seek Bettlement elsewhere. We are, in our Briefing Paper, giving further information on their situation. However, I would like to mention that in addition to the countries listed in the Paper a similar situation also prevails in Italy.
Eastern European refugees continue to arrive in countries that can maintain their open door policy only if resettlement to third countries keeps step with the arrivals. During 1985 we noticed a decrease in resettlement offers at the same time as arrivals according to preliminary figures were on the same level or slightly higher than in 1984. However the information we have received concerning planned admissions for 1986 makes us hope that the situation will be brought under control.
Although as you all know most African countries are following a very generous policy allowing most refugees to integrate in the country of asylum there are also on the African continent in addition to afore-mentioned individual cases some groups for whom the host countries find it impossible to offer opportunities for local integration. I have, during my latest assignment as UNHCR Representative in Djibouti, dealt with the problem of urban refugees from Ethiopia and Somali refugees belonging to the Issak ethnic group and there are other examples. UNHCR is doing its best to find solutions in Africa but the problem is, I believe, well worth mentioning.