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USAID Sends Disaster Assistance Response Team to the Middle East

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2006
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Washington, D.C. - Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that a seven member Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) has arrived in the region. The DART is performing humanitarian assessments to determine the best way in which the United States Government may assist affected populations in Lebanon.

USAID is procuring and pre-positioning humanitarian relief supplies, including plastic sheeting, blankets and emergency health kits. United States Government logistics specialists are expediting the distribution of commodities in the affected areas.

Individuals who would like to make contributions to the humanitarian efforts are encouraged to give cash donations. A list of humanitarian organizations accepting cash donations for the complex emergency in Lebanon can be found at www.interaction.org. Information on organizations responding to the humanitarian situation in Lebanon may be available at www.reliefweb.org.

For more information on USAID's efforts in the region, please visit our website at www.usaid.gov.

The U.S. Agency for International Development has provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for more than 40 years.

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