Ten US-Iranian aid organisations have asked the US Treasury to temporarily lift sanctions on Iran to allow money to be sent to earthquake victims.
The following US-based aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance.
The BBC's correspondent in Colombia, Jeremy McDermott, says the incident is embarrassing for both the Colombian and US governments - President George W Bush is increasing aid to what is already the third largest recipient of US military aid after Israel and Egypt.
He met Herman Van Rompuy and Jose Manuel Barroso at the White House in a discussion that covered US-EU trade ties, foreign aid and cybersecurity.
The resolution - drafted by Qatar, along with the US and Turkey - also calls for immediate access for UN aid agencies.
In December, President Bozize asked France and the US come to CAR's aid - a call rejected by both countries.
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On Thursday, the US House of Representatives voted to triple non-military aid to Pakistan.
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Having quietly given Rwanda the benefit of the doubt, will the US, the UK and the EU finally use their collective muscle - and aid budgets - to force Kigali, and to a marginally lesser extent, Kampala, to stop their military adventures in DR Congo?
In addition, a recent farm-aid bill signed by the president in May further stirred criticism over US trade policies.
She said the US had "learned that supporting long-term prosperity in Haiti meant more than providing aid, it required investments in infrastructure and the economy that would help the Haitian people achieve their own dreams".
Russia - a close ally of President Assad - has said the promises of aid to the opposition made by the US and other countries in the "Friends of Syria" group will encourage further violence rather than a negotiated solution.
The US is the world's largest provider of humanitarian aid, according to the London-based Overseas Development Institute.
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Give us more aid, the Poles are likely to say, or more time to upgrade our factories to rich-country standards.
The "war on drugs" refers to a hard-line approach undertaken by the US government since the 1970s, which involves strict law enforcement, and foreign aid and military intervention in countries, in order to stamp out the narcotics trade.
Every year the US has put certain conditions regarding North Korea's behaviour - such as allowing inspections - on budgeting for the fuel aid.
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