Kathmandu – Kathmandu received today a new humanitarian flight from the Italian Cooperation, carrying 16 tons of essential goods – tents, blankets, water tanks and medical kits – for a total value of around €160,000. The transport – made in collaboration with the United Nations Logistics Base in Brindisi and the NGO INTERSOS for the Consortium of Italian NGOs Agire – is part of a wider package of humanitarian interventions by the Italian Cooperation that also includes two multilateral emergency contributions worth a total of €800,000, shared equally between FAO and the International Organization for Migration for work in the field of food safety and care for displaced persons, respectively. (9colonne)
