Haiti Earthquake - UNICEF Supply and Logistics Responses

17th February 2010

2010-02-17T01:29:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend programme colleagues placed orders based on needs of the affected population in Haiti for the next 180 days. Orders included Hygiene kits, nutrition kits, Early Childhood Development Kits, School-in-a box and recreation kits, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, other water and sanitation items, tents and nutrition items. These will be sent via air and ship in coming weeks, and from suppliers in the region where possible.

Flights:

Tuesday 16/02/2010 - Commercial Flight carrying 690,000 doses (1900 kgs) of DTP (Diphtheria,Tetanus and Pertussis) vaccines left Mumbai and is expected to arrive in Santo Domingo on 18/2/10.

Thursday 18/02/2010 - Commercial Flight carrying 649, 000 doses (2240 kgs) of Measles Rubella vaccines left Mumbai and is expected to arrive in Santo Domingo on 20/02/10.

Operation Protection NOW arrives in Port-au-Prince this week

2010-02-05T01:56:00.001-08:00

04 February 2010

2010-02-04T09:36:00.000-08:00

Confirmed shipments:

On Wednesday 03 February,10 recreation kits and 1,000 hygiene kits transiting by boat through Panama arrived in Santo Domingo.

By Thursday 04 February, all 2,084 Protection Kits will have arrived from Miami. Nine planeloads in total left Miami between 01 and 04 February. Seven were destined to Santo Domingo, and two went directly to Port-au-Prince. UPS provided freight at no cost to UNICEF.

On Friday 05 February, 1 MT of calcium hypochlorite powder will arrive in Santo Domingo at 14:43 UCT. This shipment originated from Brussels on 02 February. UPS provided freight at no cost to UNICEF.

Planned flights:

Friday 05 February: 100 MT of Nutrition and Recreation items will leave Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris at 12:50 UTC for Santo Domingo. Scheduled arrival is 05 February at 22:00 UTC. Air France/KLM is providing freight with no commercial mark-up.

Saturday 06 February: 100MT of Education items will leave Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris at 12:50 UTC for Santo Domingo. Scheduled arrival is 06 February at 22:00 UTC. Air France/KLM is providing freight with no commercial mark-up.

Sunday 07 February: 200 72sq m tents will leave Shanghai for Santo Domingo. Scheduled arrival is 08 February at 22:15. This is a UNICEF commercial charter.

03 February 2010

2010-02-03T11:00:00.001-08:00

Between 01 - 04 February, nine flights delivering a total of 2,084 Child Protection Kits are leaving Miami for Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The kits will cover a total of 50,000 children.

As of today, seven of these flights carrying a total of 1,725 kits have arrived or are on their way. Today, the first of these kits reached 3,362 children in Port-au-Prince. The kits have been especially prepared by US Fund, UNICEF New York staff, and private sector partners, for children without parental care. Air freight was donated by UPS.

Over the days and weeks ahead, UNICEF supplies that are being prepared for shipment will include, as priority: Early Childhood Development kits, recreation kits, school-in-a-box, tents, a range of health kits, and prefabricated living and office accommodation for staff.

28 January 2010

2010-01-29T00:29:00.000-08:00

Today, 28 January, 89.5 MT of emergency supplies for Health, Water and Sanitation, and Nutrition arrived in Santo Domingo. Air France/KLM air freighted these commodities from Amsterdam with no commercial mark-up.

Tomorrow, 29 January, 19,000 hygiene kits will leave Madrid on British Airways to Santo Domingo. The plane is scheduled to arrive at 00:45 UTC. Air freight t is being provided by the airline with no commercial mark-up.

Also tomorrow 29 January, the first instalment of a total shipment of five 5,000 litre water bladders will arrive from Birmingham, UK to Santo Domingo. This is a UNICEF commercial charter.

Also tomorrow, 29 January, 12 prefabricated office and accommodation modules will arrive by boat from Panama to Port au Prince. This is being freighted on a scheduled commercial ship.

Photo: © UNICEF/NYHQ2010-0018/LeMoyne

27 January 2010

2010-01-27T08:18:00.000-08:00

To date, the total value of UNICEF supply items for Haiti has reached $2.5 million.

Update on air shipments:

Today, Air France/KLM will leave Amsterdam at 22:00 UTC with 100 MT of health, nutrition, and water and sanitation supplies. The plane will arrive in Santo Domingo on 28 January. The airline is not applying a commercial mark up for this service.

On Friday, 29 January, British Airways will carry 100MT of hygiene kits from Madrid at 16:40 UTC to Santo Domingo. The flight has been provided to UNICEF with no commercial mark up.

Photo ©UNICEF/SD10-132/John R. Nielsen

26 January 2010

2010-01-27T07:40:00.000-08:00

The international humanitarian community has defined a target population of two million people for whom needs in essential commodities and activities will be addressed. Based on this information, UNICEF will identify its priorities within that target population, in line with its Core Commitments for Children, and in consultation with cluster partners. This will have a direct impact on commodities and quantities. http://www.unicef.org/emerg/index_commitments.html

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 27 January, Air France/KLM will leave Amsterdam at 22:00 UTC with 100 MT of health, nutrition, and water and sanitation supplies. The plane will arrive in Santo Domingo on 28 January. The airline is not applying a commercial mark up for this service.

On Friday, 29 January, British Airways will carry 100MT of hygiene kits from Madrid at 16:40 UTC to Santo Domingo. The flight has been provided to UNICEF with no commercial mark up.

25 January 2010

2010-01-26T04:11:00.000-08:00

In order to ensure an effective programme response, operations need to be strengthened in the affected region. UNICEF will be increasing the number of supply and logistics staff in Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Panama. In total, 20 colleagues will help reinforce UNICEF relief efforts on the ground. Seven are already in place or on their way. Twelve others have been identified and will be joining soon.

Summary of air shipments

On Saturday 23 January, two planes with UNICEF emergency supplies landed in Santo Domingo:

-Air France/KLM from Paris delivered 100 MT of supplies covering health, nutrition, and water and sanitation. This flight was provided to UNICEF with no commercial mark up.

-British Airways from Billund, Denmark delivered 662 Early Childhood Development kits. This was the second donated airlift from Denmark by British Airways.

Today Monday 25 January, UPS flight carrying 9.15 MT of jerrycans from Paris landed in Santo Domingo. The flight was a donation from UPS.

On Wednesday, 27 January, Air France/KLM will leave Amsterdam with 100 MT of health, nutrition, and water and sanitation supplies. The plane will arrive in Santo Domingo on 28 January. The airline is not applying a commercial mark up for this service.

To be confirmed for Wednesday, 27 January, Cathay Pacific will leave Shanghai with 52 MT of tents (108 x 72sq m). The plane is expected to arrive in Miami on 28 January. The flight is a donation from Cathay Pacific.

On Friday, 29 January, British Airways will carry 100MT of hygiene kits from Madrid to Santo Domingo. The flight has been provided to UNICEF with no commercial mark up.

Photo ©UNICEF/SD10-173/John R. Nielsen
Billund, Denmark 20 January 2010

22 January 2010

2010-01-22T11:03:00.000-08:00

Today Friday 22nd January: 20 MT of emergency supply items will leave Billund Airport, Denmark at 19:05 UTC. The plane is scheduled to arrive in Santo Domingo on 23 January at 05:00 UTC. The cargo will consist of 662 Early Childhood Development kits. This will be the second donated airlift from Denmark by British Airways.

Also today: 100 MT of emergency supplies (including: family water kits, water testing kits, essential medical supplies and medicines, oral rehydration sachets, MUAC tapes, mobile warehouses, tents, tarpaulin sheets, and UNICEF visibility materials will leave Charles de Gaulle Airport at 17:50 UTC. The plane is scheduled to arrive in Santo Domingo on 23 January at 03:00 UTC, Air France/KLM is not applying a commercial mark-up for this transportation.

Upcoming flights planned:

27 January: 82.1 MT of Health, Water and Sanitation,and Nutrition emergency supplies scheduled to leave Amsterdam at 22:00 UTC, and arrive in Santo Domingo on 28 January at 10:10 UTC. Air France/KLM is not applying a commercial mark-up for this transportation.

29 January: 100 MT of adult hygiene kits scheduled to leave Madrid, and arrive in Santo Domingo on 30 January. British Airways is not applying a commercial mark-up for this transportation.

Departure date TBC: 52 MT of tents (108 42 sq m) will be leaving Shanghai for Miami. Cargo space is a donation to UNICEF from Cathay Pacific.

21 January 2010

2010-01-22T00:25:00.000-08:00

Thursday, 21st January, 9.2 MT of jerry cans left Charles de Gaulle Airport for Santo Domingo. This cargo space is donated by UPS.

Also 21st: 20.2 MT of emergency supplies (2 warehouse tents, 1,169 squatting plates) left Dubai for Santo Domingo. This is a UNICEF commercial charter.

Friday, 22nd January 20 MT of emergency supply items will leave Billund Airport, Denmark for Santo Domingo. The cargo will consist of 662 Early Childhood Development kits. This will be the second donated airlift from Denmark by British Airways.

Also 22nd: 100 MT of emergency supplies (including: family water kits, water testing kits, essential medical supplies and medicines, oral rehydration sachets, MUAC tapes, mobile warehouses, tents, tarpaulin sheets, and UNICEF visibility materials) will leave Charles de Gaulle Airport for Santo Domingo on Air France/KLM). The airline is not applying a commercial mark-up for this transportation.

UNICEF is continuing to mobilise supplies and organising logistics for ongoing airlifts in the coming days of the emergency relief. National Committees have been extremely able in helping to identify partners to sponsor airlifts at no cost to UNICEF. UNICEF gratefully acknowledges the effort and support of UNICEF National Committee colleagues in the UK, Hong Kong, Spain, and the United States.

Photo ©UNICEF/SD10-173/John R. Nielsen
Billund, Denmark 20 January 2010

20 January 2010

2010-01-21T06:27:00.000-08:00

UNICEF's supply response to haiti aims to address the immediate needs of children and families in shelter, Water and Sanitation, Health, Nutrition, and Child Protection. UNICEF is working closely with other UN agencies and humanitarian organisations to coordinate logistics in Panama, Santo Domingo and Port au Prince. This first wave of UNICEF's response addresses requirements based on a target population of 250,000. As needs are identified, this number is expected to increase.

Summary of departures by air: Today Wednesday 20th January, 90 MT of emergency supplies left Billund, Denmark for Santo Domingo. The shipment included: tents, tarpaulins, nutrition kits, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) tapes, weighing scales, health and medical kits (midwifery, diarrhoeal, inter-agency emergency health), essential emergency medicines, family water kits, Early Childhood Development kits, recreation kits, and blankets. This was a UNICEF commercial flight.

Also today, 5.5 MT of water bladders and chlorine tablets left London Gatwick for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The freight was a donation by Thomas Cook.

Tomorrow, Thursday, 21st January, 9.2 MT of jerry cans will leave Charles de Gaulle Airport for Santo Domingo. This cargo space is donated by UPS.

On Friday, 22nd January 20 MT of emergency supply items will leave Billund Airport for Santo Domingo. The cargo will include: 662 Early Childhood Education kits. This will be the second donated airlift from Denmark by British Airways. With support from Air France/KLM, 100 MT of emergency supplies have arrived in Charles de Gaulle Airport today from Copenhagen by truck and will leave Paris for Santo Domingo on Friday, 22 January. Air France/KLM is not applying commercial mark-up for this transportation. Emergency supplies on this plane will include: family water kits, water testing kits, essential medical supplies and medicines, oral rehydration sachets, MUAC tapes, mobile warehouses, tents, tarpaulin sheets, and UNICEF visibility materials.

19th January 2010

2010-01-21T06:25:00.000-08:00

Tuesday, 19 January, UNICEF warehouse tents (large storage capacity tents) left Dubai for Santo Domingo on a Royal Emirates Flight. Cargo space was donated by the Sheikh of the Royal Emirates.
Wednesday 20th January, 90 MT of emergency supplies, including tents, tarpaulins, nutrition kits, mid-upper arm circumference tapes, weighing scales, health and medical kits (midwifery, diarrhoeal, inter-agency emergency health), essential emergency medicines, family water kits, Early Childhood Development kits, recreation kits, and blankets, will leave on a UNICEF commercial flight from Billund, Denmark to Santo Domingo
Also on Wednesday, 5.5 MT of water bladders and chlorine tablets will leave in cargo space donated by Thomas Cook Airlines. This flight is a tourist charter that will leave from London Gatwick Airport to Punta Cana.
On Thursday, 21st January, 9.2 MT of jerry cans will leave Charles de Gaulle Airport for Santo Domingo. This cargo space is donated by UPS.On Friday, 22nd January 20 MT of emergency supply items will leave Billund Airport for Santo Domingo. This will be the second airlift of emergency supplies from Denmark by British Airways. The composition of cargo will be confirmed.
With great support from Air France/KLM, 100 MT of emergency supplies will be trucked from the UNICEF Supply warehouse in Copenhagen to Charles de Gaulle Airport on Wednesday. This cargo will leave Paris for Santo Domingo on Friday, 22 January. The composition of cargo will be confirmed.
In Santo Domingo and Punta Cana, UNICEF is working in coordination with other humanitarian organisations to ensure that essential supplies reach children and families in Haiti.

18 January 2010

2010-01-21T06:24:00.002-08:00

With support from UPS, 9 MT of UNICEF emergency supplies will leave Charles de Gaulle Airport for Port au Prince on Tuesday, 19th January. This cargo will include collapsable water storage containers.

UNICEF has scheduled its largest airlift of emergency supplies for Haiti, to date, on Wednesday 20th January. The 90 MT of supplies will be carried on a 747 commercial cargo plane from Billund Airport, Denmark to Santo Domingo. These will include: tents, tarpaulins, nutrition kits, mid-upper arm circumference tape, weighing scales, health and medical kits (midwifery, diarrhoeal, inter-agency emergency health), essential emergency medicines, family water kits, Early Childhood Development kits, and recreation kits.
The same day, in partnership with Thomas Cook Airlines, 5.5 MT of water bladders used for water storage, will leave on donated cargo space from London Gatwick Airport to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. On Friday 22nd January,a British Airways 747 on the second Haiti relief mission will land in Billund Airport to take more UNICEF supplies to Santo Domingo. The composition of the cargo and weight will be confirmed.

16 January 2010
UNICEF emergency assistance left Billund, Denmark 16 January on a British Airways 747 destined for Santo Domingo. The special relief flight for Haiti was organised in just 24 hours, inspired by the long partnership between British Airways and UNICEF, and the urgent need to send help to children and families.
“Where there’s a will, there’s a way,” said Captain Steve Hawkins, one of five pilots volunteering their time to take the flight to Santo Domingo.
The BA staff response to a call for volunteers with time and expertise was overwhelming. Captain Hawkins and his colleagues credited the cooperation of civil aviation authorities in granting necessary flying permissions very quickly and the close collaboration between BA and UNICEF in organising items originating from Copenhagen onto the aircraft.
In Heathrow 50 passenger seats had been removed from the plane to help make room for essential emergency supplies.
In Billund, 22 volunteer BA engineering crew, airport ground staff, and UNICEF worked quickly in sub-zero temperatures to load 40 MT of humanitarian aid. In addition to filling up the cargo area, every conceivable seating and carry-on space in the plane’s cabin was used. Boxes of health kits, and trunks containing Early Childhood Development materials were arranged and buckled up in passenger seats, and wherever there was room, padded securely with BA pillows and blankets. Kit components were also carefully stacked inside lavatories and galley coolers.
Peter Lightbody, BA’s Senior Flight Officer and 747 Technical Manager, explained that while his airline has only three 747 cargo planes, it has 57 jumbo jets - the world’s largest fleet of 747s. “This one had just completed routine maintenance and became available...it was a matter of moving and making decisions very quickly to respond to an urgent situation.”
“This was the first humanitarian mission by British Airways leaving Denmark,“ said Peter Rasmussen, BA’s Regional Commercial Manager for Northern Europe. “All went very smoothly, with great cooperation and team work from everyone involved. Everyone feels very good about what we are all doing together.”
Two UNICEF Supply specialists (Henrik Jensen and Christian Dehoux) were on board the 747 to assist in the affected region. Henrik said UNICEF’s priority once the plane landed in Santo Domingo would be to unload the plane and match up kit components that were now spread around the interior of the aircraft.
“It will be a challenge, but it will get done,” he reassured. .Conditions at the Santo Domingo airport and storage capacity are being closely monitored to ensure that supplies can be unloaded as quickly as humanly possible.
The jumbo jet will leave with the BA team for Barbados before heading back to London Heathrow.
UNICEF is working around the clock in coordination with humanitarian and government partners in a massive collaboration to ensure safe onward transportation to Port au Prince.With support from the World Food Programme another aircraft is scheduled to leave the United Arab Emirates this weekend with additional emergency supplies from the UNICEF hub in Dubai.

15 January
The second flight of UNICEF supplies from Panama via DHL charter has been replaced with the following:
With great support from UNICEF UK, UNICEF will ship 40 MT of humanitarian supplies in cargo space donated by British Airways. The Boeing 747 will make a special trip to Billund, Denmark (260 km from Copenhagen) on Saturday morning and will be loaded with UNICEF essential emergency supplies, including: tarpaulins, plastic sheets, 7 large tents (72 sq m), Early Childhood Development (ECD) kits, multivitamins, and a range of health and medical kits (e.g. surgical, obstetric, and inter-agency health, and diarrheal disease kits), The aircraft will also carry 10 MT of Oxfam water and sanitation supplies.
The plane will land in Santo Domingo where UNICEF will work with partners on the ground to identify the safest means for transportation by road or air to Haiti. Coordination efforts will be assisted by two UNICEF Supply specialists from Copenhagen who will travel with the BA flight. One will remain in Santo Domingo ant the other will proceed to Port-au-Prince. One of their first tasks will be to set up large storage capacity tents to house incoming supplies.
Plans are still underway this weekend to move 30 MT of emergency supplies from the UNICEF hub in Dubai to the affected region.

14 January 2010 (2nd update)

2010-01-21T06:24:00.001-08:00

The first flight of emergency supplies from Panama to Haiti discussed below is now scheduled to leave Panama at 13:00 h (Panama time) today for Port-au-Prince. The transport is possible thanks to support from the Government of Spain. A cargo of essential emergency supplies, including tarpaulins, water containers, blankets, and health and medical kits arrived in Panama today by ship. These will be prioritised and loaded onto a DHL commercial flight from Panama to Port-au-Prince on Saturday. UNICEF Supply Division has also received generous offers for free cargo space from partners, UPS and British Airways.
Supply Division warehouse in Dubai: UNICEF is collaborating with the World Food Programme to share cargo space on flight that will leave on Saturday carrying: 42 sq m tents (suitable for dispensaries or classrooms), portable storage capacity tents, tarpaulins, plastic sheeting, and recreation kits, The quantities of these items will be confirmed tomorrow, when we have more information on the cargo space available.
The needs assessment in Haiti is difficult, hampered by collapsed buildings and lack of transportation and communication. UNICEF Supply Division is Copenhagen is preparing for the second wave of supplies by mobilising emergency items to replenish stocks in our Panama warehouse and regional office.
The deployment of five supply and logistics experts is confirmed to reinforce UNICEF capacity and coordinate logistical efforts in collaboration with partners on the ground.

14 January 2010

2010-01-21T06:22:00.000-08:00

In the response phase of the earthquake emergency in Haiti, the immediate needs of children and families in Health, Water and Sanitation, and shelter, are the first priorities.
UNICEF supplies
The first wave of emergency essential supplies from the UNICEF Regional Office in Panama will leave for Port-au-Prince by air. These emergency supplies include: 10,000 tarpaulins, 4,600 water containers, 5.5 million water purification tablets, 556,000 oral rehydration sachets, 21 GPS receivers, 2 portable warehouses, tents, trauma kits, and water tanks. These supplies can cover 10,000 families.
A boat carrying a shipment of emergency supplies is due to arrive in Panama on 14 January at 22:00 local time, Additionally, a DHL charter is being loaded with 45 MT of supplies which will leave Panama for Port au Prince on Saturday 16 January. These supplies from the UNICEF Panama Office and UNICEF Panama Supply Warehouse include: water testing kits, inter-agency emergency health kits (IEHKs), Early Childhood Development (ECD) kits, School-in-a-Box kits, Recreation kits, water containers, tents, tarpaulins, rope, and water purification tablets. These supplies can cover an additional 20,000 families.Communications systems have been severely disrupted and Supply Division has telecom equipment available for deployment.
A UNICEF supplier of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in Santo Domingo has been identified and 13,848 kg of RUTF is ready for dispatch.

Logistic capacity
Air traffic is severely restricted as a result of extensive damage to the airport at Port of Prince. The conditions at the port are being assessed. Roads from Santo Domingo may be the most viable option for the majority of incoming humanitarian supplies.

Human resources
Five Emergency Response Team Supply and Logistics staff are to be deployed from UNICEF Headquarters (New York) and Supply Division (Copenhagen). UNICEF's emergency response is being coordinated from Panama, Port au Prince, and Santo Domingo.