More than four tonnes of life-saving medical supplies are being delivered this week to Lima (Peru) by three flights of the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge, which is part of the EU’s global response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Commission announced on Friday 11 September.
As a result of cooperation between Spain and the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism, which co-finances transport, the supplies to Peru are destined for NGOs.
On the same day it was announced that €30.5 million in humanitarian aid would be mobilised for Central and South America and the Caribbean.
€15.5 million is earmarked for disaster preparedness for vulnerable communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The remaining €15 million will continue to support humanitarian projects in Central and South America and the Caribbean, including food aid to populations affected by natural disasters and severe droughts, and to ensure the protection of displaced populations in Central America (at least 487,000 people in total).
A third flight of the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge to Beirut (Lebanon) is planned, with the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, on board. (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)