71. Of greatest concern to international relief groups are the high number of refugees flowing out of Afghanistan, Bosnia, Iraq, Somalia, Tadjikistan and Myanmar. 72. On Saturday, the U.N. agency appealed for more international relief organizations to send teams here. 73. On Wednesday, representatives from the U.S. Embassy, several international relief organizations, and U.N. agencies met to discuss a long-range strategy for rebuilding Rwanda. 74. Other residents were stranded by the river of lava to the west of Goma, out of the reach of international relief workers. 75. President Clinton, in his weekly radio address, urged Americans to contact charities, churches and international relief organizations to assist in the relief effort. 76. Recent conflicts in Africa and the war in Bosnia have made most international relief organizations aware of the increasing victimization of civilians, many of them children. 77. Provisions that support refugee relief are based upon established U.N. resolutions and requests from international relief organizations. 78. Responding to the cholera epidemic, foreign countries, including the United States, and international relief agencies flew in hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency aid. 79. Shafee said the U.S.-led air strikes also prevent international relief agencies from delivering food and supplies to Taliban-controlled areas. 80. Scores of officials of international relief groups, including the World Food Program, and Lebanese and Nigerian families were seen leaving. |