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Delivering Relief Aid at a Moment’s Notice

Airfreight Logistics

Behind the scenes of the Aid & Relief sector, work is continuously underway to make sure when a crisis occurs, supplies and teams are ready. The primary objectives of humanitarian aid are to save lives, alleviate suffering, and to provide materials and assistance to people in need. Mr. Stuart Smith. Handling it All.

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Drones to the rescue as Cyclone Desmond storms Mozambique

World Food Programme Logistics

It is an example of how new technology can save lives and help communities hit by disasters within shorter time spans,” says Androulla Kaminara, Director at the European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO). “In In these workshops, South-South collaboration is prioritized. the largest so far?—?of

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‘One step forward, two steps back’

World Food Programme Logistics

Being in Italy, we saw firsthand what the virus could do, and having headquarters shut down had a major impact on our operations. The hardest part of any operation, and this applies to all emergencies, is not actually getting anything to move, it’s all the preparedness work beforehand. In reality, it was the exact opposite?