Africa: Funding Gap Could Ground UN Air Service for Aid Workers (AllAfrica.com) by Wpf

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:01:25 -0600

Africa: Funding Gap Could Ground UN Air Service for Aid Workers (AllAfrica.com)

by Wpf @ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:01:25 -0600



The United Nations air service, shuttling aid workers to remote locations to provide life-saving assistance to vulnerable people in Africa, is in danger of being shut down due to a funding shortage, according to the World Food Programme (WFP) which operates the flights.