After Haiti's devastating earthquake in 2010, Obama tapped Clinton and the younger Bush to lead a relief effort.
The Pakistani Government said General Musharraf had told Mr Lubbers he felt deeply about the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and called for a major relief effort to help the Afghans inside their own country.
The internal fighting in Indonesia and Sri Lanka pales beside that in the Congo and Sudan, and seems unlikely to be a significant obstacle to the relief effort.
And I'm pleased that President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton have agreed to lead a major fundraising effort for relief: the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.
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If he is really serious about preventing this famine, he should designate an individual with Hooveresque abilities to ramrod this massive relief effort, a person who will have the full authority of our government to mobilize and direct whatever resources are necessary.
In an era where every joint tries a little too hard to look like something it's not, the no-effort approach comes as a relief.
Is there a concern about some of the organizations that are raising funds, raising food, raising clothes for the relief effort there -- is there a concern in this White House about some of the controversies around some of these organizations right now, as there's an immediate need and a long-term need?
The amount donated so far for the short-term relief effort for December showed a sharp drop from November, he said.
Iraqi forces had crushed the Kurds' attempt at rebellion, creating millions of refugees, and U.S. forces began a ground and airdrop effort to provide relief and security.
The challenges down there are immense, but there's a lot of devoted people leading the relief effort, from government personnel who deployed into the disaster zone to the faith-based groups that have made Haiti a calling.
WHITEHOUSE: Presidents Obama, Bush, & Clinton: Help for Haiti
This, of course, raises a question that looms over any major disaster relief effort: Where do we go from here?
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Petraeus had been selected to lead the war effort, "a sigh of relief could almost be heard throughout" the U.K.'s Ministry of Defence, one British official said.
Although donations could not be made via Just Giving on Red Nose Day, it was unlikely that the main fund-raising effort of Comic Relief would suffer as a result, said the spokesperson.
Clinton said the second item on his agenda would be a comprehensive effort to provide many struggling African nations with relief from their international debts, in keeping with a growing movement worldwide to provide debt relief to developing countries.
At the summit, world leaders pledged to set up an Indian Ocean early warning system and signed a declaration urging the UN to mobilise the international community for the relief effort.
And that is there's a role for the federal government that makes assistance available as part of the relief effort.
It is the Four Rivers Chapter of a motor bike club, who have come to offer their help to the relief effort.
U.S. government analysts believe Bin Laden was a sponsor of attacks against U.S. troops in Somalia during the 1993 United Nations humanitarian relief effort there, including the clash that killed 18 U.S. Army Rangers.
Xinhua news agency also praises the massive relief effort, but notes how some survivors in Lushan have held up cardboard signs complaining about a lack of relief supplies.
And that brings me a rare sense of relief, " she said in a statement, adding that she was "enormously grateful for the tireless effort and incredible courage and bravery of our counter-terrorism agents.
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