Between January and June 2015, UNHAS operated flights in 17 countries, serving more than 300 scheduled destinations.
More than 3,400 mt of cargo airlifted — One third transported in response to the EVD outbreak
Highlights
To reach the most vulnerable in some of the world's most remote and challenging locations, airdrops for life-saving food deliveries are organized as a last resort. In May, the World Food Programme (WFP) carried out its first successful airdrop of vegetable oil in South Sudan.
WFP Aviation arranges airlifts to ensure vital humanitarian cargo reaches populations in need promptly. In April, following escalation of violence in Yemen, essential medical items were airlifted from the United Arab Emirates to Sana’a (via Djibouti) on behalf of the humanitarian community.