Warehouses
UNICEF’s main warehouse is in Copenhagen, but the Division
also has emergency hubs in Johannesburg and Dubai to meet
the needs of 320,000 people. 2004 was a record year for warehouse
activities, with throughput up by 21 per cent in terms of
value, weight, volume and the number of orders handled. Total
throughput reached $76.2 million for the year (see table below
for breakdown), a significant increase on the status quo that
had been maintained for several years. Some 125,000 kits (from
school-in-a-box and recreation kits to emergency health kits
and family water kits) were also produced in 2004. A small
stock of antiretroviral medicines was also added to the Copenhagen
warehouse inventory, to deal with urgent requests and for
expediting very small orders.
In 2004, nearly 8,000 sea and air shipments were managed
by Supply Division, including 32 full charters.
|
Production throughput (millions of US dollars) |
2003 |
2004 |
|
Copenhagen warehouse
goods issued |
53 |
59.7 |
|
Vitamin A in-kind donation |
8.1 |
8.3 |
|
Johannesburg & Dubai Hubs |
N/A |
6.5 |
|
UNHCR stock |
2 |
1.7 |
|
Total |
63.1 |
76.2 |
|
Emergency Hubs