36000 Humanitarian Workers in Nigeria by GHS

Helis, October 25, 2018 - In the first 7 months of this year, the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) team of the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) ferried over 36,000 humanitarian workers and 75 tons of cargo in Nigeria

The UNHAS has been playing a vital role in Northeast Nigeria, transporting aid workers and humanitarian supplies into areas of the conflict zone that are heard to reach or inaccessible by road.

Based out of the airport in Maiduguri, the UNHAS team is comprised of eight pilots, four crewmen, three engineers, two technicians and an eight-strong support staff operating four Bell 412 helicopters and a Dornier 328 Turbo prop aircraft.

The monthly running cost of the operation is USD 2.1 million.