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Idai in Mozambique. When roads were
impassable from flooding in South
Sudan, the ISTAT Foundation made it
possible for us to airdrop enough food
to feed families for a month.
The WFP also manages the United
Nations Humanitarian Air Service
(UNHAS), which offers safe, reliable,
cost-efficient and effective transport
to the wider humanitarian community.
It's the only humanitarian air service
that provides equal access to all
humanitarian entities, and it's been
used for decades to deliver urgently
needed personnel and supplies to
areas that need it most.
When the pandemic was declared,
one of our first priorities was to ensure
supply chains remained open amid a
cascade of border closures and trade
restrictions. Where travel corridors
closed, we established new ones
so that vital supplies could still be
delivered. For example, our " last-mile "
networks were, and still are, helping to
deliver medicines, protective gear and
critical personnel. As many countries
closed airports to nearly all traffic,
our UNHAS service was given special
permission to deliver critical supplies
to the vulnerable in countries across
sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and
East Asia.
In Latin America and the Caribbean,
after decades of progress reducing
hunger, COVID-19 led to a 269%
increase in the those facing severe
food insecurity when compared to
2019 - the highest increase of
anywhere in the world. The need far
outpaced then available funding for
the region, and the ISTAT Foundation
stepped in. Thanks to the Foundation's
support, we were able to fund
flights from Shanghai to Caracas
carrying 200,000 pounds of critical
supplies including gowns, protective
goggles, face shields, masks and
respirator masks.
" We are extremely grateful to
the ISTAT Foundation and the ISTAT
community for supporting WFP USA
over the last few years and their
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Responding to emergencies - whatever their
cause or location - is our second nature, but we can't
do it alone.
continued support to save the lives of
those most vulnerable, " said WFP USA's
CEO Barron Segar. " Their assistance
to the WFP-managed United Nations
Humanitarian Air Service provides
critical supplies and services that have
an immediate impact. "
The pandemic continues to cause
border closures, travel restrictions and
supply chain complexities, and with
support from partners such as the
ISTAT Foundation, we can continue
delivering lifesaving food to the world's
most vulnerable people.
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