President Bush has promised to make relief assistance a priority of any campaign in Iraq.

Iranian officials are divided over policy on relief assistance, with some favoring aid from Western countries and others rejecting it.

Mr. Dole said other senators were concerned that "we've gotten away from our original mission" of relief assistance.

The embargo also forbids all commercial trade and restricts relief assistance, like gifts of medicine.

For the Pope's visit the definition of relief assistance could be broadened to include such things as fax machines.

Finally, officials are confronting the fact that in conflict zones relief assistance is rarely neutral.

He succeeded in organizing an overwhelming level of relief assistance by motivating the local population to aid without discrimination.

Yesterday's communiqué also called on the international community to increase relief assistance to Somalia.

In addition, he said the Government is considering establishing a fund for relief assistance to help victims of natural disasters abroad.

The 104th Cavalry provided relief assistance during floods in 1936.