Dear users, welcome on the information website of the United Nations Humanitarian Air service in Niger (UNHAS Niger).
- 9th August 2010
Second cycle of training organised by UNHAS Niger (9 to 21st of august) under the supervison of Amadou Handou (OLDA Training unit).
30 participants are attending these 2 week of training in Niamey (aerodynamic, weight and balance and refuelin).
These training are important for the security and safety of UNHAS air operations. They are opened to UNHAS staff and partners.
- 11 July 2010
End of the rehabilitation work of Rio Bravo airstrip
- 7 July 2010
UNHAS Niger is lauching a medical evacuation working group.
- 26 June 2010
UNHAS Nger received it's STOL aircraft Let 410.
The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service started its activities in Niger in june 2008, in order to respond to challenges posed by the lack of safe and reliable air services in the region, in a deteriorated security environment.
UNHAS Niger objectives are :
- to provide to the entire humanitarian community in Niger a reliable, safe, efficient and cost- effective inter-agency air transport service in order to reinforce the efficiency of the humanitarian response in Niger;
- to permit the transportation of humanitarian freight
- to insure medical evacuation (medevac) and security evacuation when needed
UNHAS Niger flights are opened to UN staff, NGO, donors and embassy staff, media working on humanitarian subjects.
Why a service managed by WFP ?
In 2003, the High Level Committee for Management of the UN has requested to WFP to manage all the civilian humanitarian air operations of the UN. WFP-Aviation is managing this common service for the entire humanitarian community.
