Sandrine Ducroix

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

Russia's war in #Ukraine 🇺🇦 continues to cause civilian suffering and widespread destruction.

Our colleague Yorgos told us about the situation on the ground.

More on EU humanitarian aid in Ukraine ➡️ https://t.co/8kZaMUEzpw

#StandWithUkraine @EUDelegationUA

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

''When I talk to those people, they are absolutely shocked. The sense of trauma, the sense of despair is absolutely massive,'' says our colleague Samuel.

He is now in Lviv, #Ukraine, assessing the humanitarian needs on the ground and supporting those in need.

#StandWithUkraine

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

67 flights ✈️
20 countries 🌍

With the EU humanitarian air bridge, we have delivered vital assistance to vulnerable places across the globe, supporting their fight against #COVID19.

#TeamEurope

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

🛫 Humanitarian air services are a lifeline for millions of people caught in humanitarian crises.

In 2020, the EU’s own humanitarian air service 'ECHO flight' had a fleet of 4 aircraft:

✈️✈️ in the Democratic Republic of Congo
✈️ in Kenya
✈️ in Mali

🔗 https://t.co/fkdMzmvPqr

[WFP DRC @WFPDRC]

DidYouKnow @WFP has taken over the running of ECHO Flight in #DRC ? Routes served complement those of @WFP_UNHAS. 👇🏾The @eu_echo logo going onto new reflective jackets #aviation #DRCongo

[WFP DRC @WFPDRC]

DidYouKnow @WFP now runs ECHO Flight in #DRC ? Fleet comprises this Cessna Caravan, with support from an @eu_echo funded helicopter and an aircraft shared with @WFP_UNHAS. #aviation #DRCongo

[UN Humanitarian Air Service @WFP_UNHAS]

#UNHAS CAR is off to a good start in 2020, thanks to the consistent and generous contribution of USAID @theOFDA
#EveryYear more than #20,000 aid workers from 160 organizations rely on UNHAS to reach populations in need of assistance in 24 locations across CAR!

[UN Humanitarian Air Service @WFP_UNHAS]

#DidYouKnow UNHAS contracted a 🚁in Central African Republic 🇨🇫 in 2019, airlifting 1⃣0⃣ tons of essential needs & transporting 1⃣3⃣0⃣ aid workers due to floods 🌨️ that affected the South-Eastern area, flying 10,000 km to locations never reached before by humanitarian actors.

[UN Humanitarian Air Service @WFP_UNHAS]

#DidYouKnow - In 2019, #UNHAS Nigeria 🇳🇬 were called to perform on-sudden evacuations from 8⃣ of the 🔟 hard-to reach towns of Bama, Banki, Damboa, Gwoza, Monguno, Ngala, Pulka & Rann, performing 3⃣0⃣ life-saving medical evacuations, successfully achieving 100% of the requests.

[UN Humanitarian Air Service @WFP_UNHAS]

📢#HappeningNow
Welcome to the new Bagasola airstrip! 🛬🛫

Today, #UNHAS Chad 🇹🇩 has successfully performed its first ever flight to Bagasola, allowing aid workers to finally reach this destination to deliver assistance to the population.

#UNHASSavingLives

[Tewoldeberhan Daniel @Tiwold]

UNICEF airlifted 90 cartons of RUTF to Mandera through #ECHO flight yesterday as trucks were unable to reach due to flood. Severely malnourished children continue to access services @UNICEFKenya @ECHO_CESAfrica

[UN Humanitarian Air Service @WFP_UNHAS]

Big shout out to our #UNHAS Chief Air Transport Officers in C.A.R 🇨🇫 Sandra Legg (left) and Chad 🇹🇩 Karishma Kaur (right) together with Deputy Director of #WFP Mauritania @BailletRainatou.
They are our women pioneers for WFP Aviation, inspiring more women to join this journey✈️

[Pierre Lucas @pierrejlucas]

Partnership #UNHAS Ethiopia 🇪🇹 ECHO. 🇪🇺 With a annual contribution of 1.4 MU$ ECHO (The Humanitarian Office of the European Commission) is the first contributor to #UNHAS operations in Ethiopia. #UNWFP 🇺🇳 Aviation Service Our Wings save and change lives.

[Laurent ALFONSO @LaurentAlfonso]

Humanitarian Air Services ✈️🇪🇺
Did you know EC had a flying fleet ?

European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations https://t.co/oFhngu6Cmn via @eu_echo
#rescEU #EuCivPro

[EU Humanitarian Aid | Central East Southern Africa @ECHO_CESAfrica]

Loading 1 field hospital & lots of water 🥵 for the region worst hit by #CycloneIDAI #Mozambique 👉🏼 Italian 🇮🇹 Civil Protection contribution coordinated by the 🇪🇺 #EUCivPro #EUCPM #UEemMocambique @DPCgov

[Gian Carlo Cirri @GCCirri]

#WFP thanks C.A.R. CHF and Swiss Confederation for their timely donations to keep #UNHAS flying until end of March. The risk of stopping the operation still high. Some $13 million needed to maintain a year-round service. #CARcrisis
Thanks to @rochdi_najat and @OCHA_CAR

[Andrew Harper @And_Harper]

One small battery that provides the spark for a lifeline for humanitarian workers in DRC & #Uganda. Thanks to @eu_echo for helping us reach #southsudan @refugees in Arua today. @StylianidesEU @UNHCRuganda

[Logistics Cluster @logcluster]

#DRC: In response to the recent #Ebola outbreak in North Kivu, the #LogisticsCluster has published the most up-to-date map of the city of Beni. Located near the epicentre, Beni currently acts as the base for the humanitarian response. See it here now: https://t.co/OSA2PjVins

[Χρήστος Στυλιανίδης - Christos Stylianides @StylianidesEU]

Last training conducted by experts from #Norway 🇳🇴 in #DRCongo, mobilised via #EUCivPro to assist in combatting #Ebola. Thank you for you invaluable help.

#EU 🇪🇺 #solidarity around the world 🌍 🌎 🌏

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

The current #Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of #Congo, mapped.

EU experts are there to support the response, and our humanitarian flight service is helping aid workers and medical equipment get to the affected areas.