Mr. Cohen is free to spend more time coordinating assistance to the continent's governments and trying to push them toward democracy.

First, five working groups have been established to coordinate assistance in the areas of medicine, food, energy, housing and technical advice.

International Red Cross headquarters in Geneva was coordinating assistance from around the world.

"Efforts are under way to coordinate and offer available assistance to surviving family members."

Nonetheless, a techno-military committee was established to coordinate assistance to the Palestinians.

That new role, it appears, will be to coordinate and monitor humanitarian assistance from abroad.

While the bank and the fund are examining ways to increase their lending, they are also likely to play important roles in coordinating assistance.

The Commission is stepping up its effort to coordinate assistance for democratisation and civil society.

The Community civil protection mechanism has now become a necessary tool for coordinating European assistance.

It was set up to coordinate assistance to Poland and Hungary to help them make the transition from planned economies to the free market.