Over 100 tons of relief goods transported to Burkina Faso
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has worked with International Humanitarian City (IHC), the world’s largest hub for humanitarian aid based in Dubai to transport an urgent consignment of relief materials to Burkina Faso.
The Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777 freighter aircraft carrying around 100 tons of aid, including 88 tons of core relief items from UNHCR, and 12 tons of essential kits of medicines and medical supplies urgently required for combatting Covid-19 from WHO.
“Emirates SkyCargo moves essential cargo around the world every day and we are honoured to assist the efforts of the International Humanitarian City to distribute aid and relief to vulnerable communities around the world,” commented Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo.
“This airlift comes at a time when we have another ongoing emergency of the pandemic, for which the humanitarian community in Dubai is working with urgency to provide the assistance needed in all parts of the world,” remarked Giuseppe Saba, CEO, International Humanitarian City in Dubai.
