In 2020, we carried out flights to Afghanistan, the African Union, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Nigeria, Peru, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Venezuela, and Yemen.īuilding on the operations conducted in 2020, the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge resumed in June 2021, with over 20 flights to Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Haiti and Mozambique. The EU has coordinated and financed the delivery of over 1,700 tonnes of material, consisting of humanitarian and/or medical aid. Since then, more than 80 flights have reached critical areas in Africa, Asia and the Americas. The EU Humanitarian Air Bridge operations were launched on, with the first flight to the Central African Republic. This includes situations where supplies by far outstrip needs and humanitarian access is limited or hampered by logistical or administrative barriers. In the current context, the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flights are helping address various constraints faced by humanitarian actors on the ground. The initiative also helped with the transport of humanitarian teams on rotation and assisted in passenger repatriation flights organised by Member States. These supplies included material needed to support countries’ COVID-19 response. The Humanitarian Air Bridge ensures the continuation of humanitarian assistance and the delivery of essential medical supplies. As part of the EU’s global coronavirus response, it includes the transport of aid to some most fragile countries. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about huge logistical challenges for the humanitarian community, including the absence of commercial flights due to transport restrictions.Īgainst this background, the Commission set up the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge.
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