11.   In some cases, Washington can authorize private relief groups to buy a small amount of food near the emergency.

12.   Indian leaders said they would accept medicines donated by the government only if they were distributed through private relief agencies.

13.   IRC is a private relief organization.

14.   International organizations and private relief groups want to help women, but to get permission they need to compromise with the Taliban.

15.   Israel has been pressing the United States for years to spearhead an international crackdown on Islamic charities and private relief groups.

16.   Its figures are drawn from a variety of international sources, including other U.N. agencies as well as private relief groups and governments.

17.   Mahmood used the Kabul house as the office of the private relief organization, Ummah Tameer-e-Nau.

18.   Ms. Raymond said they chose their subjects with the help of Unicef, private relief organizations, interpreters and others picked up along the way.

19.   Now, Americans through private relief agencies and their government should be rushing help to feed displaced Rwandans in Zaire.

20.   On Wednesday, Americares, a private relief organization based in New Canaan, Conn., announced the largest mission to date.