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Security Communication Systems are an essential part of humanitarian operations, not only as a security mitigation measure, but as a backup communications system that has been used effective after sudden onset emergencies and natural disasters.
The sun rises on another day in Maiduguri with the Harmattan haze covering the city. The Harmattan is a dusty wind which blows during the dry season from the Sahara desert over West Africa.
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A core ETC competence, this course will enable learners to have a good understanding of what a service mindset is and how do we respond with this mindset while delivering ETC services. |
ETC Services are deployed in defined ‘common operational areas', i.e. areas approved by the Humanitarian Country Team in which the majority of United Nations agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations are based.
Communication has to work both ways, with humanitarians listening to the population they are trying to help.
Jalal Shah, Global ETC Coordinator, touched down in North East Nigeria recently to visit the Emergency Telecommunications Sector (ETS) team operating there. He had a look at operations and met with stakeholders to discuss future for ETS collaborations.
Early April and the Red Roof humanitarian hub – home to ETS staff, as well as all responders from United Nations (UN) agencies and humanitarian organizations in Maiduguri – seemed quieter than usual. The usual bustle and the numerous activities have now quietened as most staff are working f
Early April and the Red Roof humanitarian hub – home to ETS staff, as well as all responders from United Nations (UN) agencies and humanitarian organizations in Maiduguri – seemed quieter than usual. The usual bustle and the numerous
A young boy down by the river was yelling at a cow. He had the same pose my niece has when she’s yelling at the neighbour’s dog. I could almost hear him yelling “No Frankie, this is where I play and that’s where you play!” He wasn’t of course. I have no idea what he was saying.
Gear.Up is an intensive six-day emergency simulation exercise drawing nearly 200 participants, facilitators and observers from over 40 different humanitarian organisations to Neuhausen, Germany, from 14 to 20 October 2018.
On the night of 13 August 2017, the city of Freetown and its outskirts experienced torrential rains and mudslides that continued well into the morning of 14 August 2017.
Heavy and prolonged rain that occurred in Sierra Leone last week, caused a massive landslide on Monday, 14 August. Areas around Freetown, the capital, were swept by a mudslide killing almost 500 people, and triggering massive destructions especially in the areas of Regent and Kamayama.
DUBAI - I'm out of the Philippines operation now. I have returned to Dubai and handed over my duties.
In emergency situations, having the right skills, training and knowledge could mean the difference between saving lives, and losing them.
Ever felt like you’re being ‘sling shot’ from one location to another? You land in one location and only a short while later you’re being slung somewhere else? This is how I felt in my first week in Guinea.
After 16 months supporting the fight against Ebola, the ETC operation has come to a close.
In a difficult and unsettling year with the coronavirus pandemic continuing to impact people across the world, the ETS is still working fast to provide critical data connectivity services across Cox’s Bazar and beyond, supporting digital assistance efforts in e-voucher outlets as w
The foundation of security communications in Syria gained extra strength last week.
Three island communities across Vanuatu – Malekula, Pentecost and Santo – have access to critical information through internet connectivity for the first time since Cyclone Harold swept across the country in early April, taking down communication lines in its p
By Liz Millership
In a country of five million people to only three ventilators, free and rapid access to information on COVID-19 could mean the difference between life and death.
The dedicated COVID-19 helpline – set up by the ETC in Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR) – is now taking calls.
Accessing clear and credible health information is essential during a pandemic, often saving lives.
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 humanitarian assistance.
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 Authority (ARECOM) and the National Forum of Community Radi
Keeping humanitarians safe in uncertain times:
Strong procedures are essential in response to natural disasters and can make a very real difference to the lives of island communities.
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 working around the clock to deliver vital communications services in the face of the COVID-1
"Emergency telecommunications preparedness is a shared responsibility,” says Peni Kuboutawa, telecoms officer with Fiji’s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO).
The ETS in Libya is now providing lifechanging internet connectivity to persons of concern, including refugees and asylum seekers at a UNHCR Community Day Centre in Tripoli.
By Elizabeth Millership
Cyclone Yasa wreaked havoc across the islands of Northern Fiji a month ago and recovery continues.
The ingenuity and capabilities of the satellite industry compliment the needs of the humanitarian community; the Crisis Connectivity Charter (CCC) is a mechanism intended to make satellite connectivity easily accessible to humanitarians during emergency operations.
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Humanitarians continue to work in dire conditions without stable power or connectivity. ⚡️
Without these, they cannot know who needs what, where, or how to coordinate relief.
Solomon Islands consist of six large islands and over 900 smaller islands. Only one third of the total 992 islands are populated. The largest island is Guadalcanal and other major islands are Makira, San Cristobal, Vella Lavella, Choisuel, Rennel, New Georgia and Santa Cruz group.
The Solomon Star newspaper reports on the new digital HF radio system that was officially handed over to the Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in December 2016. As reported in the news piece, the new HF stations are installed at the NDMO head office in Honi
The ETC deployed a coordinator to Somalia on 17 August, less than a week after the IASC humanitarian system-wide scale up protocols were activated in response to the ever-worsening drought.
Since 2015, drought conditions in Somalia have worsened, contributing to increased population displacements and conflict.
We would like to invite you for the next ICT/ETC Working Group Meeting to take place on Wednesday 12 July 2017, starting at 2pm.
We would like to invite you for the next ICT/ETC Working Group Meeting to take place on Wednesday 24 May 2017, starting at 2pm.
We would like to invite you for the next ICT/ETC Working Group Meeting to take place on Wednesday 14 June 2017, starting at 2pm.
Somalia ICT/ETC Working Group meeting minutes - 21 June 2017.
Somalia ICT/ETC Working Group meeting minutes - 24 May 2017.
Somalia ICT/ETC Working Group meeting minutes - 13 April 2017.
Minutes of the ICT/ETC Working Group Meeting for the Somalia Drought Crisis held on 6 March 2017.