Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations for 1981: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - Economic assistance, American |
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... blankets , and baby food were delivered by the ICRC this day . A large part of the relief materials supplied by UNICEF used this ICRC channel . ( photo courtesy of UNICEF / American National Red Cross ) The effects on a generation of ...
... blankets , and baby food were delivered by the ICRC this day . A large part of the relief materials supplied by UNICEF used this ICRC channel . ( photo courtesy of UNICEF / American National Red Cross ) The effects on a generation of ...
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... blankets , plastic sheet- ing for emergency shelters , clothing , and assistance in solving drinking water and sani- tation problems . $ 25,000 Catholic Relief Services ( CRS ) Beginning in October , 1975 , and continuing through 1976 ...
... blankets , plastic sheet- ing for emergency shelters , clothing , and assistance in solving drinking water and sani- tation problems . $ 25,000 Catholic Relief Services ( CRS ) Beginning in October , 1975 , and continuing through 1976 ...
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... blankets , clothing , and kitchen sets , was also sent to Lebanon through the WCC . - CWS received some $ 540,000 for Lebanese relief and reconstruction from its constituent groups -the American Baptist Churches , Baptist World Alliance ...
... blankets , clothing , and kitchen sets , was also sent to Lebanon through the WCC . - CWS received some $ 540,000 for Lebanese relief and reconstruction from its constituent groups -the American Baptist Churches , Baptist World Alliance ...
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... blankets . At the conclusion of the general fighting , some 1,350,000 people were displaced or in need of assistance . Of these , 780,000 were assisted only by the ICRC . In the period from October , 1975 , to June , 1977 ...
... blankets . At the conclusion of the general fighting , some 1,350,000 people were displaced or in need of assistance . Of these , 780,000 were assisted only by the ICRC . In the period from October , 1975 , to June , 1977 ...
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... blankets , clothing , and shelter ; Swiss francs 360,000 ( U.S. $ 144,000 ) worth of ambu- lances ; and Swiss francs 1,504,000 ( U.S. $ 601,600 ) worth of other relief supplies . Of the above , the ICRC purchased Swiss francs 7,413,000 ...
... blankets , clothing , and shelter ; Swiss francs 360,000 ( U.S. $ 144,000 ) worth of ambu- lances ; and Swiss francs 1,504,000 ( U.S. $ 601,600 ) worth of other relief supplies . Of the above , the ICRC purchased Swiss francs 7,413,000 ...
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