61.   OLS is an umbrella group of U.N. and private relief agencies and operates both from Khartoum and Lokichokio under the auspices of UNICEF.

62.   Private relief groups and at least one U.N. agency privately wondered why the government had not admitted a famine loomed so that they could solicit food from donors.

63.   Private relief groups in the United States said they were flooded with calls volunteering private money and supplies.

64.   Private relief groups say the absence of an international security force is hampering aid deliveries.

65.   The commissioner needs the confidence of donor countries, private relief organizations and UNHCR staff, he said.

66.   The investigation found that locally hired men working for both U.N. and private relief organizations were the most frequent exploiters.

67.   The government and private relief agencies have been providing relief to drought-affected districts since last December.

68.   The peacekeepers will get this long-term effort started, but completing it will be mainly the job of civilian organizations, including private relief agencies.

69.   The organization is an umbrella group of U.N. and private relief agencies and operates both from Khartoum and Lokichokio under the auspices of UNICEF.

70.   The United Nations appealed Tuesday to Afghan factions in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sherif to allow the evacuation of U.N. and private relief workers there.