"AIR TRANSPORT"

The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), operated by the World Food Programme (WFP) on behalf of the humanitarian community, has resumed flights to Kabul, enabling humanitarian workers to reach Afghans. WFP

The Government of Somalia and its international partners seek $1.09 billion to provide life-saving assistance to four million vulnerable people affected by a worsening humanitarian situation around the country. UNSOM

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, airlifted 88 tons of emergency aid for refugees and internally displaced people in Burkina Faso. UNHCR

Video press conference by Amer Daoudi, the World Food Programme's director of operations and COVID-19 response.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) kick-started a network of global logistics hubs that will support the entire aid community and ensure the delivery of vital medical and humanitarian supplies to developing countries at a time when commercial air transport is at a virtual standstill. WFP

A major UN-led initiative is under way to secure supplies of key medical equipment for 135 low-to-medium income countries facing down the COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO said on Tuesday. In a related development, the WFP issued an alert about a potentially massive spike in global food insecurity in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, as a direct result of the pandemic. UNTV CH /WFP

Compared to “business-as-usual”, by September 2020, international air passenger totals could drop by as many as 1.2 billion travellers according to the latest projections from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). UNIFEED

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Huang Xia, told the Security Council that the economic negative repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic “are already significant” in the region, as “there has been an almost complete cessation of activities in critical sectors, such as air transport, tourism, agriculture, petroleum and other extractive industries.” UNIFEED