UAE, UN open air bridge for humanitarian supplies
dubai — The
UAE in partnership with the United
Nations
World Food Programme
(WFP) has launched an international air bridge operation that will provide a lifeline of essential health and humanitarian supplies to nations around the world grappling with the impact of Covid-19.
The UAE will dedicate a fleet of three aircraft to enable the movement of life-saving cargo and personnel to where they are needed most until the end of the year.
The air bridge will supply millions of medical items and thousands of tonnes of critical humanitarian cargo to vulnerable communities and frontline workers in more than 100 countries in the months to come.
“At this grave moment in history, when so many countries face enormous challenges at home, the UAE is once again stepping up as a leading first responder to global crises and making its
significant capabilities available in the service of humanity,” said WFP executive director David Beasley.
abu dhabi — An international air bridge operation has been launched by the UAE, in partnership with the UN World Food Programme (WFP), to provide essential health and humanitarian supplies to nations around the world grappling with the impact of Covid-19.
The UAE has dedicated a fleet of three aircraft to enable the movement of life-saving cargo and personnel until the end of the year.
The decision to boost support was taken within hours of a conversation between His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the WFP executive director David Beasley.
“At this grave moment in history, when so many countries face enormous challenges at home, the UAE is once again stepping up as a leading first responder to global crises and making its significant capabilities available in the service of humanity,” said Beasley.
The first airlift departed Abu Dhabi carrying important medical equipment from Oslo to various locations. “The WFP has been working tirelessly to set up the logistics backbone for the global Covid-19 effort,” said Beasley.
The UAE-WFP air bridge operation will represent a major contribution to the Covid-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan launched by the UN SecretaryGeneral at the end of March.