Orchestrating information channels and facilitating guidance and support to 21 Pacific nations from her seat in Fiji’s capital city of Suva, the ETC Coordinator for the Pacific – Hlekiwe Kachali – is...
Accessing clear and credible health information is essential during a pandemic, often saving lives. As the world struggles to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the inter-agency call centre...
Keeping humanitarians safe in uncertain times: In times of crisis, access to a hand-held radio device can provide an immediate and effective line of communication for responders in the deep field...
ITU and ETC launch resources to assist countries in developing emergency plans TU launches new guidelines to assist countries develop national emergency telecommunication plans Conducting emergency...
Highlights The ETS has provided Internet connectivity services to more than 2,455 users from 90 organizations across North-East Nigeria since the beginning of the year. The ETS has completed the...
Are women more vulnerable to the effects of disasters than men? On the surface, the damage wrought by disasters may not seem to discriminate based on gender, but sobering data suggest otherwise. When...
In the Central African Republic, the ETC supports the provision of common ICT services in twelve common operational areas, namely: Alindao, Bambari, Bangassou, Bangui, Birao, Batangafo, Bossangoa,...
These Situation Reports will be distributed approximately every month. The next report will be issued on or around 31/03/20. Highlights The ETC in CAR received a contribution of USD 108,000 from the...
In the 11 months since Cyclone Idai barrelled into central Mozambique, devastating lives and destroying critical communications infrastructure, the ETC together with the Mozambique Regulatory...
Communication is a basic human need. In times of conflict and insecurity, this need intensifies as communicating and accessing information are – quite literally – lifelines for those in need of...