1968 Biafran War - disagreement about how to deal with gross human rights abuses cause a split that will result in a group of Red Cross doctors forming Médecins Sans Frontières.
1995 Responsing to a flood in North Korea that caused a famine, the United States government initially provided over $8 million in general humanitarian (China was the only country to initially contribute more aid). However, eight years later, the United States government has provided $644 million in aid to the country which comprises nearly 50% of the aid going to North Korea.
The following is a timeline of key events in the history of humanitarian aid, international relief and development aid.
1992 Operation Provide Relief, humanitarianrelief for Somalia, was led by the United States.
After looting of the aid, it was reorganized as Operation Restore Hope, an American military operation with the support of the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid and restore order to Somalia, that eventually lead to the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises.
It may therefore be distinguished from development aid, which seeks to address the underlying socioeconomic factors which may have led to a crisis or emergency.
Humanitarian aid is delivered by governmental and non-governmental aid agencies which are funded by donations from individuals, corporations, governments and other organisations.
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