Improving the U.S. Government's Humanitarian Response

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Ethics and International Affairs 18 (2):45-51 (2004)
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The Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance was created in 1964 to provide emergency nonfood humanitarian assistance in response to international crises and disasters, in order to save lives and alleviate human suffering and to reduce the economic impact of those disasters.

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10.1111/j.1747-7093.2004.tb00466.x

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