NOVELTY - The assembly has an anion exchange membrane (AEM) placed opposite to a porous hydrophilic membrane (18), where the hydrophilic membrane comprises a carbon paper. The hydrophilic membrane includes a porosity of about 33 percent and thickness of about 100 micrometers. A proton exchange membrane (PEM) is placed opposite to the hydrophilic membrane. The hydrophilic membrane includes high volume percent of open porosity, and is soaked through water. The hydrophilic membrane results in higher maximum power density, where protons are conducted through a proton conducting electrolyte on an anode side.    USE - Electrolyte assembly e.g. anion exchange membrane assembly and proton exchange membrane assembly, for use in a membrane electrode assembly of a fuel cell (all claimed) e.g. non-flooding polymer electrolyte fuel cell or hybrid polymer fuel cell such as hydrogen/oxygen fuel cell, for water management application. Can also be used for methanol fuel cell, ethanol fuel cell and isopropyl alcohol fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly allows cathode resides on a surface of the anion exchange membrane, so that cathode ions are formed at the cathode, and anode ions are formed at the anode, where the ions diffuse into the porous hydrophilic membrane and combine to form water, thus allowing the water to be wicked out of a fuel cell, and hence reducing or even entirely preventing flooding at the cathode and the anode in an efficient and cost-effective manner, and achieving increased performance with suitable optimization. The assembly allows the fuel cell to achieve water production at a location away from the electrodes, thus avoiding flooding.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a membrane electrode assembly comprising a cathode catalyst layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a membrane electrode assembly.    Anode exchange membrane (AEM)    Proton exchange membranes (PEM)    Membrane electrode assembly (10)    Cathode/anode catalyst layers (12, 16)    Electrically conductive porous gas diffusion layer (14)    Porous hydrophilic membrane (18)