The restrictions would not apply in the case of humanitarian need.

"Obviously there are various humanitarian needs in Haiti which we want to continue to work with," he said.

"I don't think we can turn our backs on the humanitarian needs in Iraq."

The army said the measures "do not apply to medical and humanitarian needs."

"But I say we will render such assistance as may be necessary for humanitarian needs."

The reports also consider how the financing response measures up to humanitarian needs.

We have therefore managed to cover all the immediate humanitarian needs.

Foreign observers must have access to the area in order to assess humanitarian needs.

In the very short term, we are willing to address any humanitarian needs that recent events might have created.

The cost in humanitarian needs, and to its already fragile economy, is immense.