ansit centres run jointly by the Government and the Patriotic Front (ZANU) llowing the destruction of two of the centres by Southern Rhodesian forces.
117. In view of the greatly increased caseload, the initial UNHCR allocation of $350,000 under the 1977 General Programme was increased to $1.2 million to meet urgent needs for relief supplies, in particular enriched foods to overcome malnutrition, medicine, clothing and blankets. Further assistance, totalling approximately $1 million, was provided from trust funds as well as donations in
Charter flights to transport these supplies were organized in co-operation with the International Committee of the Red Cross and UNICEF.
kind.
118. Following interagency missions to the settlements in which the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNICEF, WFP, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNHCR participated, efforts in 1977 were oriented towards improving the over-all infrastructure through the construction of communal buildings and classrooms, replacement of the water supply system and the purchase of vehicles, including ambulances. 17/ Only slow progress was made in these sectors, however, in view of the remote location of the settlements, poor access roads and a severe shortage of transport and building materials. On the other hand, there were encouraging developments in agriculture. In the Doroi settlement, accommodating 24,000 refugees, land under cultivation increased from 150 to 600 hectares.
119. The World Food Programme again provided supplies for the refugees, the value of which in 1976 and 1977 totalled nearly $4.5 million. UNICEF contributed medicine, educational supplies and vocational training equipment to a value of over $68,000, while WHO included refugees in its mass vaccination projects. Sizable contributions in cash and kind were received from non-governmental organizations, notably the Swedish International Development Aid, the Lutheran World Federation, CARITAS and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
120. The Memo agricultural centre, established in the Gaza province in 1976 to provide occupations for 100 individual refugees of various nationalities from urban centres, was enlarged in 1977 to include 500 Zimbabweans. As the area is fertile and cultivation has progressed well, development of the centre into a rural settlement to accommodate up to 1,000 refugees is planned.
121. Individual refugees, mainly some 300 South Africans, were assisted while in transit in Maputo.
122. UNHCR expenditures in Mozambique in 1977 under the General Programme amounted to over $1.3 million, of which some $1.2 million were for rural settlement assistance.
123. The Special Programme for the repatriation and resettlement of returning refugees and displaced persons in Mozambique, undertaken by the High Commissioner in 1975 upon the request of the then transitional Government of Mozambique and in consultation with the Secretary-General, was completed in 1977. Thanks to the generous response of the international community to the High Commissioner's appeal, this $7,150,000 Programme was fully financed. The Programme assisted some
17/ See report by the Secretary-General on assistance to Mozambique, document A/32/268.
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