The UPS Foundation Funds Critical UN Relief Shipments to Aid in Global Syrian Refugee Crisis
22 Septembre 2015 - 2:46AM
The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS® (NYSE: UPS) is
working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide critical
relief shipments to thousands of refugees in Greece and along the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia border. Air shipments of 163
metric tons of relief supplies, including 86 tons of high-energy
biscuits, 30,000 blankets, 25,000 sleeping mats and 1,000 solar
lanterns arrived on Sept. 5. The flights were funded by The UPS
Foundation as part of its UPS Humanitarian Relief and Resilience
program.
This latest emergency relief shipment is part of
The UPS Foundation's long-standing relationship with the UNHCR,
WFP, other UN agencies and non-governmental organizations. UPS
serves as UNHCR's emergency standby partner to transport critical
supplies into the hands of refugees around the world.
In addition to the UNHCR relief shipments, The
UPS Foundation also is aiding The Salvation Army, which will
activate emergency funds from The UPS Foundation to support Syrian
refugees arriving in Rome, Italy, with food, housing and legal
advice.
"The refugee crisis is heartbreaking and strikes
at the very fabric of our global community. We committed early on
to support our humanitarian partners in transporting life-saving
supplies to those people and communities in crisis," said Eduardo
Martinez, president of The UPS Foundation.
The UPS Foundation has been supporting relief
efforts for Syrian-Iraqi refugees for the past three years,
including:
- Transporting personal protective equipment and medical uniforms
to Turkey for Syria Relief & Development and providing in-kind
and volunteer support for Medshare to get medical supplies to
refugees (2014)
- Partnering with UNICEF for numerous relief initiatives
including: packing and transporting via 17 ocean containers 23,400
winter clothing kits for Syrian children in Irbil, Iraq (2014);
arranging charter flights to Erbil, Iraq with items including
therapeutic foods, tents, mats, water sanitation kits and health
kits for more than 40,000 refugees in the Kurdistan region (2013);
packing and transporting 180,000 items of clothing into 20,000
winter clothing kits, including hats, scarf, mittens, coats,
thermal underwear, socks and boots to Lebanon and Northern Iraq
(2013)
- Becoming a founding member of the UNHCR Innovation Circle and
introducing the UPS Relief Link program, to enhance last-mile
tracking of relief supplies for refugees to ensure equitable
distribution of food and non-food items (2013)
- Working with UNHCR to bring 28 ocean containers to Gaziantep,
Turkey with mobile warehouses, sleeping mats, water cans and
blankets (2013)
- Providing in-kind transportation of 394 metric tons of food,
supplies and winter clothing for Syrian refugees in support of
UNHCR (2013)
- Partnering with Shelterbox USA to deliver 11,750 kilos of
shelter supplies in Lebanon (2013)
- Deploying skilled volunteers to southern Turkey as part of the
World Food Programme's Logistics Emergency Team to assess
capacities of ports, roads and airports along key supply lines in
support of Syrian refugees (2012)
The UPS Foundation's Humanitarian Relief and
Resilience program provides communities with crisis recovery
support, from disaster preparation to urgent relief following an
event through post-crisis rehabilitation. In 2015, The UPS
Foundation committed $10 million in funding, technical and in-kind
services to support a broad range of disaster resilience
initiatives to strengthen preparedness, response and post-crisis
recovery. In 2014, The UPS Foundation assisted with more than 263
shipments to 43 different countries to help with disaster response
and recovery efforts.
For more information about The UPS Foundation's
Humanitarian Relief and Resilience Program, visit
UPS.com/Foundation.
About The UPS Foundation
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics,
offering a broad range of solutions including the transportation of
packages and freight; the facilitation of international trade, and
the deployment of advanced technology to more efficiently manage
the world of business. Since its founding in 1907, UPS has built a
legacy as a caring and responsible corporate citizen, supporting
programs that provide long-term solutions to community needs.
Founded in 1951, The UPS Foundation is responsible for facilitating
community involvement to local, national, and global communities.
In 2014, UPS and its employees, active and retired, invested more
than $104 million in charitable giving around the world. The UPS
Foundation can be found on the web at UPS.com/Foundation. To
get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.
CONTACT: Kristen Petrella
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kpetrella@ups.com
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