Mohammad orders aid flight to DR Congo
Flight carries 93 tonnes of relief material from aid agencies in Dubai
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered an aid flight to transport much needed aid to volcano-hit Goma in Democratic Republic of the Congo on the request of the humanitarian community.
An aid flight chartered by the International Humanitarian City (IHC) left Dubai from Al Maktoum International Airport at DWC for Kigali in Rwanda to deliver aid in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. The aid consignment of 93 metric tonnes contains water purification kits from the WFP’s UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD), and Shelter Relief Items & PPE from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), all which are pre-positioned in IHC warehouses in Dubai.
Rapid response
Giuseppe Saba, Chief Executive Officer of International Humanitarian City, said: “Thanks to the generosity and ongoing support of Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid, the International Humanitarian City in Dubai is able to respond rapidly to evolving crises globally and help those most in need.”
Ilir Caushaj, Head of IFRC’s Global Fleet and Logistics Hub in Dubai, said: “The Global Logistics Hub of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Dubai is responding to the Goma volcano eruption in Rwanda by sending various relief items in the aid flight including blankets, shelter tool kits, kitchen sets, personal protection equipment, mosquito nets and others.”