What are the goals of relief agencies?

• A. Create new laws and penalties
• B. Expand refugee deportation
• C. Reduce healthcare funding
• D. Reduce suffering; Reduce secondary risk and provide security; Prepare the disaster area to resume full responsibility ASAP

Answer: (D)

Relief work centers on relieving suffering and restoring safety and normalcy after a crisis. The best answer reflects the core aims: lessen immediate suffering, reduce secondary risks such as disease or harm, provide security for affected people, and prepare the area so local authorities can resume full responsibility as quickly as possible. In practice, relief agencies coordinate food, shelter, medical care, protection for the vulnerable, and safe access to communities, while laying the groundwork for a smooth transition back to local governance and services. Other options describe actions like making laws, deporting refugees, or cutting healthcare funding, which don’t align with humanitarian relief goals and would impede protection and recovery.