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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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Logistics industry delivers HGV simulator to Zambia

Logistics Business Magazine

Four big names from the transport and logistics sector have come together to supply an HGV driver training simulator for the Industrial Training Centre (ITC) in Zambia, which Transaid has partnered with since 2008 to help meet the country’s growing demand for professional driver training.

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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.

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‘One step forward, two steps back’

World Food Programme Logistics

Photo: WFP/Alice Rahmoun COVID-19 has impacted transport systems like never before. With thousands of tons of health and humanitarian cargo and over 25,000 passengers now transported, below four WFP staff recall how they dealt with the onset of the coronavirus crisis. WFP stepped up to help. Left: Lila Ricart.