A. Major Trends in assistance

Aid volume, quality and main objectives

Kuwait deems it imperative that humanitarian assistance be provided to those States stricken by the tsunami and stresses the importance of coordinating humanitarian aid and economic assistance.

In Sierra Leone, humanitarian aid.

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

This is the main social assistance scheme in Iceland.

The Kingdom is also one of the leading contributors to international development assistance.

Moreover, sanctions regimes generally permitted the provision of humanitarian assistance, of which children were the principal beneficiaries.

The aim, quite clearly, is to try to tackle conflict and potential conflict, provide protection for civilians and ensure the availability of humanitarian assistance and the access of that assistance to those who need it.

Basic assistance is concentrated at regional and district levels.

Financial assistance has been a main form of governmental support for organizations of persons with disabilities.

With a budget of 60 million gourdes, the office has three main areas of work social, economic and legal medical assistance.

And humanitarian aid needs remain considerable.

Recipients are under no obligation to take the assistance, nor are donors obliged to offer it.

(Millions of United States dollars)

The European Union calls on all parties involved to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to those in need, to provide, where requested, international humanitarian relief agencies with all possible assistance and to ensure full respect for international humanitarian law.

Form of assistance Number of countries requesting assistance

Similarly, UNAMI is ready to continue to assist in the fields of reconstruction, development and humanitarian assistance as long as may be deemed necessary by the Iraqi Government.

Requests for assistance

Developing countries required special help with capacity building, as well as technical and financial assistance.

He stressed the importance of the transition from humanitarian relief to development aid, since humanitarian relief activities were often carried out in tandem with long term recovery and development programmes.

It further called for the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to all groups of the civilian population in need.

Humanitarian assistance

The Democratization of Aid

Section 26 Humanitarian assistance

The primary target groups for humanitarian assistance were internally displaced persons, returning refugees and demobilized soldiers, who were considered as having similar humanitarian assistance needs.

An immediate investigation into the misappropriation of humanitarian aid was required.

In the morning, the focus of the meeting was on aid, which was framed in an introduction by Sabine von Schorlemer.

Moreover, humanitarian assistance will be needed in some areas.

Humanitarian assistance must be provided on the basis of existing needs.

It is concerned in particular with research, training and the transfer of technology.

(iii) Aid needed

The Legal Assistance Branch is responsible for programmes and policy relating to mainstream legal aid, financial assistance, community legal centres and the operation of the National Pro Bono Resource Centre.

Humanitarian assistance cannot stop a conflict, and the diversion or abuse of humanitarian assistance may well prolong it.

It also describes the main activities of UNAMI during the period under review, as well as United Nations electoral assistance activities.

The United Nations peacekeeping training assistance team will provide the primary resources for this assistance with the DPKO Training Unit providing coordination.

b. Offers of assistance

2. Humanitarian assistance

It also advocates the inclusion of gender needs in humanitarian assistance.

They depend most on humanitarian aid from domestic and international organizations.

Recognizing that the Government of Iraq will continue to have the primary role in coordinating international assistance to Iraq and reaffirming the importance of international assistance and development of the Iraqi economy and the importance of coordinated donor assistance,

Poor countries need aid.

It stresses that contributions to humanitarian assistance should not be provided at the expense of development assistance.

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