United States humanitarian aid policy
At a Glance
17-05-2016
The USA is the biggest state provider of humanitarian assistance in the world. It has a complex governmental structure for the provision of this aid that delivers a vast array of measures, ranging from grants for international and non-governmental relief organisations, to direct food aid, healthcare, help for refugees, and assistance with building disaster resilience. At international level, the US supports reform of the humanitarian system in order to improve the response to crises.
At a Glance
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- aid programme
- aid to disaster victims
- America
- cooperation policy
- coordination of aid
- distribution of aid
- donor country
- economic geography
- establishment of peace
- food aid
- GEOGRAPHY
- geopolitics
- humanitarian aid
- humanities
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international security
- political framework
- political geography
- POLITICS
- presidential régime
- SCIENCE
- UN specialised agency
- United Nations
- United States