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Standard Project Report 2016
towards the common goal of promoting air safety. Safety meetings were held on a monthly basis, and safety reports
and other relevant information were shared on a regular basis.
A full scale live A-ERP (Aviation-Emergency Response Plan) exercise was performed by UNHAS in coordination
with RS and various stakeholders at the Kabul International Airport, such as the firefighting unit, the explosive
ordnance disposal unit, K9 (Canine) units, military forces securing the area, etc.
Upon request from the Afghan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA), UNHAS worked on facilitating a Memorandum of
Understanding for WFP's Aviation Safety Unit to assist the Government in preparing for passing the ICAO Universal
Safety Audit Programme and to help reinstate the aircraft registered with ACAA to fly internationally, particularly in
Europe. This will contribute to bringing up the capacity of the civil aviation authority to international levels and
address safety and security gaps in the process.
Furthermore, UNHAS also provided air services (free of charge) to the ACAA staff and equipment to/from Kabul.
Such assistance was provided on an exceptional basis upon request by the Head of ACAA, as there were no other
means of transportation to locations such as Qala-e-Naw and Chaghcharan.
Results/Outcomes
In 2016, UNHAS provided safe air transport services to all eligible humanitarian organizations in Afghanistan.
During the year, UNHAS enabled 158 organizations to reach their respective project sites across the country
through scheduled flight services to 25 regular destinations, with ad-hoc destinations served on a request basis. Of
the 27,782 passengers transported during the period January-December 2016, 54 percent were from the NGO
community and 34 percent from United Nations agencies. The remaining 12 percent were passengers from the
diplomatic community and others. UNHAS transported 2,384 (9.4 percent) more passengers compared with 2015,
including a successful response to a high number of requests from its partner agencies for staff relocations and
medical evacuations.
From January to December 2016, due to various reasons such as weather conditions, UNHAS utilised the
contracted aircraft for 87 percent of the total contracted hours (over 2,500 hours).
The special operation was designed to serve the needs of the humanitarian community, which in turn indirectly
contributed to improving food security, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, social services, education and the
capacity development of local populations.
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