UN paints choppers in Congo orange to protect against attacks
Aid workers and passengers disembark from a UNHAS helicopter managed by WFP, painted in orange colour as part of efforts to improve the safety of operations in the restive eastern DR Congo. PHOTO | WFP | HANDOUT VIA REUTERS
The United Nations has painted bright orange its two white helicopters providing humanitarian relief in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an effort to protect them from militia attacks by distinguishing them from other aircraft.