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United Nations World Food Programme United Nations Humanitarian Air Service Presentation to Logistics Cluster Conference, Nairobi 08 th -09 Nov 2010 Samson Mwangi

United Nation Humanitarian Air Service 1. UNHAS Establishment & Objective 2. Activation. 3. Types of Service/s. 4. Performance in 2009 5. Challenges

UNHAS Establishment & Objective • Established in 2003 under UN High Level Committee of Management as a common service for humanitarian air transport. • Provide a safe, reliable, efficient & cost-effective air transport in response to humanitarian activities where surface transport is not possible and NO safe/reliable Commercial Carrier exist. • Timely response to medical & security evacuations for the humanitarian community.

UNHAS, A day in Tsunami

UNHAS Activation • Emergency Response as part of Logistics Cluster. • At the request by Humanitarian Coordinator and/or United Nations Country Team. • A dedicated service to Humanitarian actor/s

UNHAS - A day in Sudan

Types of air Services Ø Out of theatre (strategic) airlift. Ø In theatre air transport (Passengers and Cargo) Depending on host country infrastructure and security, service might dictate a combination of fixed wing and helicopters. Airlift or even airdrop. Ø Capacity building (Technical knowledge sharing & transfer).

UNHAS - A day in Tsunami

Civil / Military Coordination • Establishment of Joint Coordination Cell/centre. Very important at the onset of an emergency • Defining responsibilities & Coordination. • Humanitarian Civil/Military protocol. Use of Military assets when responding to big emergencies not related to internal conflicts or when specialized aircraft type is not available in commercial market.

UNHAS, A Day in Moussambe, Haiti

UNHAS Performance - 2009 • Transported 323, 713 Passengers and 12, 412 MT of Cargo • Performed 135 medical and 782 security Evacuations. • Performed 38 strategic airlift worth US$7. 5 M • UNHAS operational budget in 2009 was US$144 M.

UNHAS, Part of our job

Humanitarian Response challenge/s • Funding. UNHAS is a donor funded project hence relies on donor funding to respond to emergencies. • Manpower (Timely availability of experienced staff). We working with standby partners to fill staffing gaps at the onset of Emergencies. • Air Assets (timely availability). Always a challenge not to mention high cost of mobilization. • Coordination. Always an challenge depending on size and available assets but also emergency preparedness.

UNHAS, Preparing a Medvac

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