Emirates will transport urgent relief supplies, medical items and equipment with the International Humanitarian City (IHC) to assist those in need of aid following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
The first shipments consist of high thermal blankets and family tents from UNHCR, followed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Food Programme (WFP) relief cargo of medical kits and shelter items, coordinated by the IHC in Dubai.
In the coming days, Emirates will transport more consignments of blankets, tents, shelter kits, flashlights, water distribution ramps and trauma and emergency health kits.
Emirates SkyCargo will dedicate cargo space for approximately 100 tonnes of humanitarian relief goods over the course of the next two weeks across its daily flight operations to Istanbul.
The critical emergency supplies will then be delivered by local organisations to affected areas in southern Turkey and northern Syria, supporting on-ground responders and providing much-needed aid to the hundreds of thousands of people impacted by the earthquakes.
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates’ Chairman and Chief Executive, said:
“We stand with the Turkish and Syrian people and are working with experts like the International Humanitarian City to help provide urgent relief to those affected and displaced by the earthquakes, as well as support the complex recovery efforts on the ground.
“Emirates has extensive experience in supporting humanitarian relief efforts, and through its three daily flights to Istanbul will offer regular and consistent widebody capacity for relief items and medical supplies.
“Emirates also supports the UAE’s ongoing humanitarian efforts to support Turkey and Syria, and Dubai’s unique position as the world’s largest international aid logistics hub means that we can efficiently reach disaster-stricken areas and the most vulnerable people as quickly as possible.”
His Excellency Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Supervision of IHC:
“The IHC remains committed to providing the people affected by the earthquakes with the humanitarian support and resources they need.
“We are taking urgent action by facilitating airlifts of vital medical supplies, shelter items and other relief goods from the UNHCR, World Health Organization (WHO) and World Food Programme (WFP) to address the pressing demand for aid in the affected regions.“
Emirates’ freight division has a long-standing partnership with the IHC, enabling the airline to quickly respond to numerous relief missions, deploying humanitarian supplies to communities around the world impacted by natural disasters, medical emergencies, global outbreaks and other crises.
For more information, visit Emirates.com.
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