Minorities in situations of humanitarian crises 2016, para. 86
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However, State actors are primarily responsible for the organization and distribution of humanitarian relief. Moreover, there are proven cases of inharmonious or strained relationships between the majority State and the minority-affected groups, which may impact upon relief efforts, including for international organizations where control is maintained at the national level. This is a stark reminder that when human rights are not sufficiently accounted for, the consequences in disaster relief include unequal access to assistance and discrimination, in which aid agencies can become unintentionally complicit.