In light of the separation of North and South Sudan on the 9th of July 2011, the UNHAS Steering Committee, comprised of main user organizations (including 180 
humanitarian agencies) and donors, requested to split the existing UNHAS mission which had served the former unified Sudan, and to establish a separate mission for the Republic of South Sudan (ROSS).
UNHAS services remain essential with the current situation in South Sudan. The significant number of humanitarian aid actors combined with a precarious security situation allowing only limited access by road, necessitate a continued and augmented humanitarian air capacity. Furthermore, lack of access during the annual rainy season makes air services the only viable transport option. A new UNHAS Special Operation was created and managed by the WFP South Sudan Country Office, proving safe, reliable, efficient and cost-effective air transport to the humanitarian community in South Sudan so that they may continue to assist refugees, host populations and IDPs. UNHAS also transports light relief items and cargo such as medical supplies, high-energy foods and information and communications technology equipment and provides timely evacuations for medical and security reasons for the humanitarian community in the Republic of South Sudan.
For more information, please contact: Mr. Samson Mwangi Chief Air Transport Officer - UNHAS South Sudan
Tel: +249 912170545