31.   Crime is considered such a problem that U.S. troops taking part in the refugee relief operation at the Tirana airport have been restricted to their base.

32.   Diversion of supplies is common in relief operations, but not on the scale seen here.

33.   He also declined to comment on reports that the Zairian government was arming some of the Hutu refugees and on whether such an effort would complicate a relief operation.

34.   However, the Geneva-based group said it was trying to win an agreement to return its staff to help with border relief operations.

35.   It is those guidelines that will now be used in relief operations in Africa.

36.   It was that crisis that prompted the United Nations to set up Operation Lifeline Sudan, the relief operation that is still in progress.

37.   It took days to mobilize the army and start relief operations.

38.   It was only then, after the genocide, that a multinational force intervened to coordinate a humanitarian relief operation for the refugees.

39.   Japan contributes billions of dollars every year to international relief operations, strengthening its claim for a seat as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council.

40.   Most of the work done by Global Partners here is on behalf of the U.S. government, which has suspended its relief operations in the region.