### Question
Can you define what humanitarian assistance means?


### Answer
**Humanitarian assistance** is defined as the following in *22 U.S.C. § 2296*:

> assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including needs for food, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, education, and clothing

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2296*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 32-FOREIGN ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER I-INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT > Part XII-Support for the Economic and Political Independence of the Countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia**

