BANGUI, Central African Republic ¡ª The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a USD825,000 contribution from the Government of Switzerland to provide essential air services to the humanitarian community in Central African Republic (CAR).
KINSHASA- The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has partially resumed food assistance in parts of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) delivering vital nutrition supplies for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months as three weeks of fighting continues to worsen access to food for the most vulnerable.
OUAGADOUGOU ¨C Amidst a complex humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, a US$ 124 million contribution from USAID¡¯s Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) in 2024 enabled the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to reach over one million crisis-affected people in Burkina Faso with lifesaving humanitarian assistance.
SEOUL/ROME - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ today welcomed a $6 million funding allocation from the Republic of Korea for 2023-2025, which will help sustain humanitarian flights in five countries as humanitarian needs continue to worsen.
Niamey ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Niger welcomed a contribution of €3 million from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) to help address vulnerable communities¡¯ urgent food and education needs, while sustaining humanitarian partners with safe and efficient access to all regions of Niger through the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS).
ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of EUR 11.9 million from the European Union (EU) through its Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) for the provision of EU Humanitarian Aid Flights (HAF).
ANTANANARIVO ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is warning that it will discontinue its helicopter service in south-eastern Madagascar - unless US$1 million is urgently received.
GOMA ¨C The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) has introduced a new fleet of orange-painted helicopters as part of efforts to improve safety of operations in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - where millions need life-saving humanitarian support.
PORT-AU-PRINCE ¨C In Haiti, where almost half the population is already food insecure, hunger is set to rise amidst increasing inflation, high costs of food and fuel and deteriorating security, warns the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ). As criminal groups block roads, Â鶹ÊÓƵ continues to provide assistance to vulnerable Haitians and supports the humanitarian community with vital air and sea transport.
DAKAR ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today warned that its UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) ¨C that provides crucial transport links for humanitarian responders to the world¡¯s most remote and challenging locations - will be forced to ground its planes in Guinea and Niger by August 2022 if additional funding of US$ 6.4 million is not urgently provided. This situation risks cutting off crisis-affected communities from life-saving aid at a time of unprecedented humanitarian needs.
ROME ¨C A timely US$ 3.5 million contribution from the European Union has helped the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) transport thousands of aid workers to several hard-to-reach locations across West and Central Africa, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ said today.
Tripoli ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) received a €1 million contribution from the European Union to support Â鶹ÊÓƵ-led humanitarian air operations in Libya.
JUBA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is grateful for the generous contribution of EUR 5 million from the European Union to support the United Nations Humanitarian Air Services (UNHAS) and the Logistics Cluster (LC) in South Sudan. More than 8 million people need urgent humanitarian assistance after record floods, conflict and COVID-19 have worsened the situation, following earlier years of conflict.
DAMASCUS ¨C At a time when humanitarian needs across Syria are greater than ever, the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in Syria has received 1 million Euro from the European Union (EU) to ensure that humanitarians can continue to reach vulnerable families.
ROME ¨C A United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) flight managed by Â鶹ÊÓƵ and operated by our longstanding aviation services partner ¨C Abyssinia Flight Services - was forced to make a crash landing on the afternoon of Tuesday July 27, whilst transporting passengers between Jigjiga and Dire Dawa.
SEOUL/ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ has today welcomed a US$1.25 million funding allocation from the Republic of Korea that will help keep humanitarian flights running in four countries as humanitarian needs continue to worsen.
PEMBA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is working around the clock to assist people in need following the latest outbreak of violence in Palma town, Cabo Delgado Province, northern Mozambique. The brutal attacks have left thousands of people fleeing their homes in Palma and in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.
MAPUTO ¨C The United States Government is the largest donor of the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Mozambique. Through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), $38.4 million was awarded to Â鶹ÊÓƵ in 2020 alone. $12.6 million of this supports the humanitarian response in northern Mozambique and has been crucial to maintain Â鶹ÊÓƵ operations and to support vulnerable populations impacted by ongoing crises in the region.
ROME ¨C The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), a critical lifeline transporting humanitarian workers and lifesaving cargo to some of the most challenging and hard-to-reach locations, urgently requires US$ 204 million to continue existing operations beyond February 2021.
SEOUL/ROME ¨C The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea has contributed US$ 2.5 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), enabling it to continue providing United Nations Humanitarian Air Services (UNHAS) in countries where conflicts, natural disasters and the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic are pushing millions into hunger and poverty.
Nouakchott ¨C In 2019, the European Union generously provided EUR 500,000 to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Mauritania, enabling vital humanitarian air services to continue in the country.
KHARTOUM ¨C The United Kingdom is contributing ?3 million (approximately US$3.9 million) to support the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in providing cash assistance for vulnerable communities in Darfur and running the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) across Sudan.
BANGUI ¨CThe United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomed a contribution of US$ 6 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that will keep the Â鶹ÊÓƵ-managed UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) flying in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.).
