Pierre Carrasse

Chief Aviation

World Food Programme

Natural Disasters and Airships-Dirigibles Conference

Beijing 24-26 April 2008

UN World Food Programme: CHALLENGES

FOR EMERGENCY FOOD AID DELIVERY

UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

• The World Food Programme (WFP) is the largest humanitarian organization of the United Nations system.

• WFP provides food aid in emergencies (Conflicts & natural disasters)

• WFP also provides food aid for development (e.g.. Food for Education)

• In 2007, WFP delivered 3.3 million metric tons of food to 86 million people in 80 countries.

• Funding is obtained through voluntary contributions from Governments and other donors

• Providing the logistics support necessary to get food aid to the right people, at the right time, in the right place and at the right cost

• Acknowledged leader of logistics within the UN system

The core of WFP operations• Purchase and move food aid• Manage 5 Humanitarian Response Depots

worldwide in Strategic Locations• Provide Freight Services• Operate Humanitarian Air Services • Operate Ocean Transport Services• Operate Land Transport Services (Trucks)• Administer United Nations Joint Logistic Centre

(UNJLC) • Lead the Logistics Cluster

WFP LOGISTICS

OUR STORY IN A VIDEO

UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN AIR SERVICES

UNHAS or WFP-HAS is a common service provided by WFP to serve and provide the Humanitarian Community with efficient, safe and reliable air transport assets during humanitarian emergencies.

WFP-Aviation also provides direct air support to WFP Logistics, providing aircraft for food distribution where there is no other option available to get the food out to the beneficiaries.

UNHAS prides itself in its rapid response to emergencies

UNHAS STATISTICS

WFP Aviation Performance

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Hours Pax Cargo (MT)

UNHAS SUDAN OPERATION

• Sudan is WFP Aviation’s largest air operation• UNHAS Sudan has 24 aircraft

– 8 C-208 – 5 DHC-8, – 2 DHC-6– 1 B-1900– 6 Mi-8, – 1 PAC 750 XL – 1 Dornier J-328

• In February, the fleet flew 1,910 hours • carrying 16,255 passengers • and over 140 metric tones of cargo.

• UNHAS has ongoing operations in 14 other countries around the world.

Satellite GPS Tracking System

Challenges

• Difficult Areas of Operation (Terrain)

• Seasonal Factors

• Dilapidated Transport Infrastructures

Challenges

• Insecurity (Conflict situations, banditry, mines etc)

• Lack of Warehousing facilities

• Respond swiftly and effectively to 3 or 4 large simultaneous emergencies

• Improve WFP’s systems and procedures

• Building infrastructures: Roads and Bridges, Ports and Airport Rehabilitations and support to railway companies

• Building Warehouses

• Integrate better preparedness & response with other humanitarian organisations & private sector

WFP LOGISTICS ACTIONS

LOOKING FORWARD

• WFP Logistics prides itself as an Innovative, Environmentally-friendly and Cost-effective Service Provider

• Heavy load dirigibles have raisedstrong hopes of capacity increase

• Unmanned Air Vehicles for Small quantity Deliveries

WE NEED TO REACH THEM

Q & A