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had offered some hope, but improvements had failed to materialise. UNHCR hoped to persuade the Governments of Pakistan (where M Hocké had been in April), and other donor countries to switch from emergency aid to assistance which would enable refugees to attain a measure of self-reliance, eg, in agriculture. The $20 million provided under the World Bank's Afforestation Scheme had been a successful example of this: it had helped both to repair the environment and to occupy the refugees. expenditure in Pakistan was $70 million.
increased. Food was becoming a difficult financial issue. Nutritional surveys showed that the refugees were well fed: they were receiving the recommended minimum of 15 kilos per month. But 50% of them were aged 15 or under, and therefore needed only 10 kilos. This reduction would save 150,000 kilos and the extra money could be invested in income generating projects. A further problem was that most of the refugees lived too close to the border, and were in danger of being injured in the fighting. M Hocké had raised this with the Pakistan authorities. Also, more money needed to be spent on education of the refugees: at present they were receiving only primary education, which meant that a whole generation of children (one million) would not be able to grow up as useful members of society.
14. The meeting ended at 11.45 am.
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