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04 Pakistan

In response to the catastrophic floods that engulfed The IHC’s intervention was not merely a logistical
a third of Pakistan in 2022 — displacing millions, feat; it was a multi-faceted humanitarian endeavor
destroying expansive agricultural lands, and affecting in collaboration with its members. The aid packages
countless livelihoods — the International IHC distributed contained essential medical and health
orchestrated 36 airbridges for the rapid delivery of supplies aimed at controlling the spread of waterborne
both emergency food aid and vital non-food items diseases, a significant risk in flood-ravaged areas with
(NFIs) to the affected regions. The inaugural airlift stagnant water pools. Additionally, the airbridges
alone in September 2022 consisted of three plane included personal hygiene items, designed to ease
trips to Karachi, transporting 33 tons of emergency the hardship for those displaced and taking refuge
relief supplies. This initial wave of aid was a lifeline in temporary shelters. Basic sustenance needs were
for approximately 13,600 people who were directly also addressed, with food aid targeted toward the
impacted by the flooding disaster in Pakistan. 24 individuals and families who were most severely
affected by the crisis.

05 Somalia

In the wake of a devastating car bombing in Mogadishu, This rapid response reached approximately 55,000
Somalia in 2022 that resulted in more than 120 fatalities beneficiaries and involved a substantial consignment
and left at least 300 others injured, the International of 38 tons of trauma kits and surgical equipment. 60%
Humanitarian City (IHC) acted swiftly to bolster the of the operational cost was covered by the IHC’s Global
emergency response. Collaborating closely with the Humanitarian Impact Fund (GHIF), a unique fund that
World Health Organization (WHO), the IHC facilitated mobilizes resources from both the public and private
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the airlift of critical medical supplies from its Dubai- sectors for emergency interventions.
based warehouses to the impacted region in Somalia.

06 Sudan

In response to the unrelenting torrential rains that bolstered the relief effort by delivering an additional
deluged six states in Sudan in 2022, the International 100 tons of essential items, generously provided by the
Humanitarian City (IHC) swiftly spearheaded efforts to IFRC.
deliver essential humanitarian aid, aiming to mitigate
the suffering and improve the living conditions of those This collective effort ensured the delivery of a
displaced by the calamity. The humanitarian airbridge to comprehensive aid package, encompassing medicines,
Sudan, facilitated by the IHC, involved multiple flights, medical equipment, blankets, hygiene kits, collapsible
with the inaugural trip to Khartoum transporting 90 jerrycans, kitchen essentials, mosquito nets, mats,
tons of aid. This aid was drawn from the reserves of two tarpaulins, and agents to purify water. This extensive
eminent IHC members: the International Federation of initiative facilitated support for over 20,000 affected
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the individuals. 26
World Health Organization (WHO). A subsequent flight