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Our Teams on the Ground
Recently we put together a special edition focusing on the Haiti emergency and the WFP teams remarkable efforts. It contained stories about the different areas we work in - Aviation, shipping etc.. giving lots of facts and figures about how much food we have moved, how many aircraft we have moblised etc.. Informative, yes. However, feedback before we published came in - 'Where's the human side? The stats come in daily. Tell us about our staff down there. What is life like for them?' And so, what has it been like for those on the ground? The answer: 'Exhausting!'.
HLA is supported by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
Following initial support for the HLA from the Fritz Institute in the United States, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT) is providing the association with a temporary home.
USAID Response Update: Rebuilding Haiti
USAID is leading a whole-of-government response to assist the Government of Haiti in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake. The US Government is conducting operations in support of the Haitian Government, in coordination with and in support of the United Nations and the international community. We are leading efforts to provide immediate, lifesaving and life sustaining relief and to build a foundation for a more stable, resilient and prosperous Haiti. International and local NGOs are critical to the success of this immediate response and to Haiti’s long-term development. In order to strengthen coordination and communication with the NGO community, USAID has created this communications channel to share information and solicit feedback. This will be the first of many updates in the days and weeks ahead.
Photos Of Earthquake Devastation At The Port In The Haitian Capital Of Port-Au-Prince
These were taken moments after earthquake and show the damage that we have been highlighting in our latest logistics updates on the WFP Logistics Portal.
Photos Of WFP Logistic's UNHAS Evacuating Wounded On First Flight Out Of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
The images show an injured child being loaded onto WFP's United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) at the main airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Latest Photos Of Damaged Port In Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The photos show the devastation at the main port including the collapsed piers, toppled cranes and buckled roads...
WFP Teams In The Philippines Preparing For Possible Eruption Of Mt Mayon Volcano
Source: WFP Logistics
First Test Version of SDI-T GeoPortal Launched at WFP
Source: WFP Logistics
First Commercial Container Offload In Malahayati Port, Aceh
Source: WFP Logistics
Ten Things You Always Wanted To Know About WFP Food Airdrops
Source: WFP Logistics
UNICEF Emergency Response Simulation Training - September 2009
Source: WFP Logistics
September 1, 2009 - Launch of MedLog Course by Fritz Institute and Partners
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Certification in Humanitarian Medical Logistics Practices (MedLog) course within its Humanitarian Logistics Certification Program. Developed for experienced humanitarian logisticians and medical specialists handling the medical supply, MedLog focuses on medical items’ special supply chain requirements, with emphasis on preventing the introduction of counterfeit or substandard items to the supply chain.
Regional Clean Fleets Sessions to be Held in 2010
Source: Fleet Forum
Consolidated Sitrep - 19th November 2008
DRC LOGISTICS CLUSTER
WFP LOGISTICS IN INDONESIA: AFTER THE TSUNAMI
Source: WFP Logistics
WFP LOGISTICS 7TH TECHNICAL FIELD OPERATIONS TRAINING
Source: WFP Logistics
CHAD Country Office: SUPPLY CHAIN’S YEARLY HAZARD
Source: WFP Logistics
TEN FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CERTIFICATION IN HUMANITARIAN Logistics Course
Fritz Institute Announces Ten Full Tuition Scholarships For Certification in Humanitarian Logistics Course (French and English) to Increase Professional Skills of Logisticians Working in the Humanitarian Supply Chain
Women in Logistics and Supply Chain
Do you have any stories of women beneficiaries who have learned from your logistics & supply-chain knowledge?
Award Winning Safety in WFP Aviation
Source: WFP's Logistics
WFP Logistics Is Now On YouTube!
Well, it’s official, we’re now on YouTube
WFP Initiates Barge Operations in Haiti
WFP Haiti, in conjunction with the Logistics Cluster, has initiated barge operations from the Haitian city of Port-au-Prince in support of emergency preparedness for the hurricane season.
Consolidated Sitrep - 19th November 2008
DRC LOGISTICS CLUSTER
DRC: HIV/AIDS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR
Source: WFP Logistics
PEANUT-BASED RUTF FIGHTING HUNGER
UNICEF - Supply Link Newsletter # 2 - December 2008
Humanitarian Development Summit, Nairobi (Kenya)
The international aid and development community gathered in Nairobi for the 3rd Humanitarian Development Summit, which took place at the Safari Park Hotel & Casino on 17-18 September 2008.
WFP LOGISTICS' PERSPECTIVE ON THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY IN 2008
Source: WFP Logistics
WFP Aviation 2008 Annual Report
When emergency strikes and perdures, often the only way to reach beneficiaries is by air. Without air service, it would be impossible for humanitarian workers to access to populations in need or deliver medicines and urgent supplies on time. The role of aviation is crucial in all the countries where WFP has established services from Afghanistan to Sudan, Somalia and Chad.
WFP sponsoring logisticians to obtain the Certification in Humanitarian Logistics (CHL)
Source: WFP Logistics
WFP LOGISTICS OPERATIONS IN THE SOMALI REGION OF ETHIOPIA
Source: WFP Logistics
ACADEMIC INPUT FOR WFP LOGISTICS’ SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMISATION PROJECT
Source: WFP Logistics
WFP LOGISTICS: VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
WFP'S ROADS PROJECT IN SUDAN
The World Food Programme in Sudan runs an emergency road repair and mine clearance project which started in August 2004.
NOVEMBER 2008: CUSTOMS TRAINING PACKAGE
Source: WFP Logisitcs
Fritz Institute Newsletter - Winter 2008
What a difference a year makes. There’s not much that is positive in the news today with the daily economic reports and on-going world situation for marginalized populations. It’s ironic that in spite of all the bad news, the progress made by Fritz Institute in the past year has been dramatic.
Humanitarian Development Summit, Nairobi (Kenya)
The international aid and development community gathered in Nairobi for the 3rd Humanitarian Development Summit, which took place at the Safari Park Hotel & Casino on 17-18 September 2008.
Health Logistics
Health logistics is a profession: improving the performance of health in developing countries
AWARDING CHANGE
Fleet Forum Receives International Road Safety Award
Analysing the RUTF global supply chain
Analysing the RUTF global supply chain: the Nutrition Articulation Project
Ninety Minutes Over Hispaniola
When you leave the runway in Santo Domingo, the earth falls away - quickly replaced by verdant green jungle cloaking the rolling hills to the west of the city. Tropical haze soon separates you from the ground and you can only make out soft forms passing far below. Off to the east smoke-stacks punctuate the grey cityscape and the gentle curve of the jagged coast cuts to the horizon.
