This Saturday, the European Union (EU) delivered another 25 tons of urgent medical material to Afghanistan, through the second flight it takes as part of humanitarian air transport with Kabul.
“In recent weeks, the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated further at an alarming rate, with more than 18 million people in desperate need of help European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, says in a press release. provides vital assistance, “despite the current transport and logistical constraints in the country”.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, highlighted in her account Twitter that the European Union continues “mobilizing humanitarian aid” and is “with the people of Afghanistan”.
Due to the long conflict in Afghanistan, after which the Taliban regain control of the country in mid-August, and the recent drought, more than half of the Afghan population depends on humanitarian aid.
This air bridge allows humanitarian organizations to provide assistance health and food to the people who need it most.
So far, the European Union has brought medical equipment to Afghanistan, including to fight the covid-19 pandemic and to trauma treatment, provided by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO).
This is the second flight, on this humanitarian airlift with Kabul, that the The EU does it, the European Commission needed.
The first arrived last Wednesday and carried 32 tons of surgical equipment and medical supplies on board.
The EU has committed to providing humanitarian aid in 2021, worth 300 million euros (ME) to the Afghan people
The community bloc has financed humanitarian operations in Afghanistan since 1994 and to which it has dedicated more than 1 billion euros in aid.
Funds are allocated in accordance with the humanitarian principles of independence, impartiality, neutrality and humanity, to ensure access to all people in need, underlines the EU.
The decision to deploy flights on the humanitarian airlift takes into account the situation on the ground and is taken in consultation with Member States and organizations partner humanitarians.
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