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aid

(Help), noun abetment, accommodation, advance, advocacy, aidance, assistance, auspices, backing, benefit, coadjuvancy, cooperation, countenance, endorsement, facilitation, furtherance, guidance, help, maintenance, ministration, ministry, patronage, reinforcement, relief, rescue, service, sponsorship, subscription, subsidy, subsistence, succor, support, sustenance, tutelage, willing help
Associated concepts: aid and abet, aid and comfort

aid

(Subsistence), noun benefaction, benefit, charity, compensation, endowment, humanitarianism, ministration, ministry, patronage, relief, subsidy, support, sustainment, sustenance

aid

verb abet, advance, assist, augment, avail, be auxiliary to, be of service, benefit, collaborate, cooperate with, facilitate, further, give aid, give support, help, minnster to, nurture, oblige, promote, provision, reinforce, r ender help, r escue, second, serve, service, strengthen, subserve, succor, supplement, support, uphold
Associated concepts: aid and abet, aid and comfort

aid

abet

in English law, aiding and abetting is the helping in some way of the principal offender. It is in itself a crime but depends upon some earlier communication between the parties. See, for Scotland, ART AND PART.

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When peace-keeping forces are deployed, humanitarian organizations may call on them to assist in the delivery of humanitarian assistance.

The Mohonk Criteria for humanitarian assistance in complex emergencies

Underlining that when providing aid, Kimse Yok Mu considers the degree of suffering and unjust treatment, rather than the ethnic and/or religious affiliations of people, CingE[micro]z said that the legitimacy of the humanitarian assistance is also important for the organization.

Kimse Yok Mu delivers humanitarian assistance to Yazidis, Turkmens

Humanitarian assistance includes a range of services from basic needs to community services.

Appendix D. The U.S. government emergency response mechanism for international disasters

The Philippines and US held the Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board on Tuesday 'to continue close cooperation' of both sides especially in areas of national security interests including humanitarian assistance and disaster response, disaster response, counter terrorism, cyber security and maritime security.

PH-US agree to scrap 5 joint military trainings-AFP chief

1) The AUHIP needs to separate the two processes, the humanitarian and the political processes, and to put much focus on the humanitarian process and the right of civilians to humanitarian assistance regardless of the failure to achieve a common political agenda between the parties.

SPLM-N calls for separate humanitarian talks

For his part, Al-Zayani lauded the great efforts being exerted by the UN in the field of provision of humanitarian assistance, asserting the necessity of intensifying work in this field, given the sufferings and difficult situations facing refugees.

GCC Secretary General meets UN official

7 million who need humanitarian assistance in Yemen this year.

Call for renewed commitment to Address Yemen humanitarian crisis launched

In a press release on Tuesday, the White House said the United States remains the single-largest contributor of humanitarian assistance for the Syrian people, and this new contribution brings total U.

President Obama Increases Humanitarian Assistance to Syrians

and international humanitarian assistance can have an important impact not only on the relief operation itself but on broader foreign policy issues.

International crises and disasters: U.S. humanitarian assistance, budget trends, and issues for Congress

He stated that DSCA, in addition to traditional security cooperation, is now involved in managing several humanitarian assistance programs in association with the Agency for International Development.

Security Cooperation 2003 Conference: Strengthening Alliances for the Future

75 million in humanitarian assistance to Liberia and neighbouring countries, bringing the total Canadian contribution to the region since last year to over $8.

Canada steps up aid to Liberia

From 15 to 17 September, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) and Amphibious Squadron 1 conducted humanitarian assistance operations as part of the United States' ongoing efforts to provide assistance to the fledgling nation of East Timor.