Bangui – It will start tomorrow from the airport of Orio al Serio, Bergamo, a humanitarian aid flight of the Italian Cooperation for Central African Republic. It will bring assistance to the population hit by the ongoing crisis in the Country. Responding to the appeal of Italy’s voluntary associations, the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will cover the costs of shipping. The load will contain medicines and foodstuffs for a total value of approximately 300,000 euros collected by the Associations Maniverso and Friends for Central Africa, and the Diocesan Caritas of Treviso in favor of the Hospital St. Peter Celestine V in Bimbo, not far from the capital city Bangui. The flight was organized in collaboration with the United Nations Logistics Base in Brindisi (UNHRD). The project is part of a broader framework of initiatives that the Italian Cooperation intends to achieve this year in favor of the Central African Republic for a total amount of over 2.5 million euros for projects in the sectors of education, health and protection of internally displaced persons. (9Colonne)
