12/04/2023 (Agence Europe) – The fourth flight of the EU’s humanitarian airlift to Goma (North Kivu) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo took off on Wednesday 12 April with 36 tonnes of vital supplies on board, the European Commission announced mid-day. This fourth flight marks the end of the first phase of the humanitarian bridge set up on 6 March, with French support, to address the deteriorating humanitarian situation in eastern DRC (see EUROPE 13135/20). A total of 140 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Goma will have been delivered to the humanitarian organisations responsible for delivering aid to those most in need. “We remain ready to mobilise all the means at our disposal to support our humanitarian partners on the ground”, assures the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič. (AN)