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Intensified fighting between Congolese armed forces and dissident groups and militia as well as widespread human rights violations committed by all groups throughout 2007, and especially since August, are responsible for the significant increase in internal displacement within North and South Kiv
Decades of armed conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), political unrest and insecurity have resulted in a complex humanitarian crisis. Since Apri
Since mid-March 2017, more than 30,000 Congolese have crossed into Angola, escaping escalating ethnic violence in the Kasai Region. With over half a million Congolese refugees in Africa, the DRC refugee crisis is one of the world’s most forgotten.
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) uses WebEx to host all global teleconferences. Please find below instructions for joining a teleconference hosted on WebEx:
I'm listening to an old Swedish band singing in my head phones during the 5 hour long ride in the mountains of Nepal from Kathmandu to Gorham. I think the lyrics are a perfect match to the ETC team's soul.
This 24-page paper was published by the Lowy Institute for International Policy in November 2012. The analysis covers a
Disaster of Epic Proportions
Disease fears
Relief Workers Risk Their Minds
Applications are now closed for the February 2022 edition of this course.
The phone call came at 02:00 am. Daniel Cooper, Head of Aid for the global, mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat, was boarding a flight from Dubai.
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) is not currently active in Djibouti.
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) is not currently activated in Dominica, but the World Food Programme (WFP), in its capacity as global ETC lead,
The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola and is the second-largest country in the Caribbean by area and population, with 11.4 million residents (2025). It borders Haiti to the west and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
It is said that in challenging times strong relationships are built.
Antonio Jose Beleza of Mozambique’s Institute of Disaster Management (INGC) saw the potential of drones in emergencies and has been implementing the technology following Cyclone Idai. Read the feature story https://bit.ly/2ZPFyWD
For the first time, five newly certified drone pilots from the Tongan Ministry of Communications, the National Emergency Management Office - NEMO Tonga, Tonga Geological Services, Government of Tonga.
On 3 November, the Government of Papua New Guinea welcomed the involvement of the Disaster Management Team in support of the drought response.
Dzud. noun. (Mongolian: зуд) Mongolian term for an extremely snowy winter in which large numbers of animals die due to starvation and the cold.
“We had a very difficult period last winter,” said Uranchimeg Badambazar, UNICEF ICT Officer in Mongolia.
As a Kiwi Australian, sarcasm is not new to me. Nor is exaggerating a bit to embellish a story. When I’ve had the sniffles in the past, I am definitely guilty of having complained that I had Ebola.
Happy Holiday. Avoid greetings and hugs. Ebola is here.
This weekend was Eid Al Adha and that was the message being sent to everyone by a local mobile phone carrier. The message is stangely festive and sinister at the same time.
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) is not officially activated in Ecuador.
The second Global ETC Teleconference on the Ecuadar earthquake will be held on Wednesday 20 April, 16:00 GMT.
Next Global ETC Teleconference on the Ecuadar earthquake will be held on Thursday 28 April, 16:00 GMT.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck northern Ecuador on 16 April 2016, at 7pm local time.
Now, university students in Yemen can access fast and reliable internet to enhance their studies, thanks to the WFP-led Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). ?
With her country under lock-down, and thousands of her Egyptian countrymen protesting on the streets, WFP IT Officer Dalia Mansour was working to ensure her colleagues still had connectivity they needed to continue their work.
Tropical Cyclone Mora hit the south-eastern coast of Bangladesh on Tuesday, 30 May, with heavy rain and winds estimated at 160 km/h. The south west coast in the area of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazaar has been affected by high winds and flooding.
An estimated half a million refugees have fled violence from Myanmar’s Rakhine State and are currently in Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.
Hurricane Irma remains a category 5 hurricane quickly moving west over the Atlantic Ocean with sustained winds nearing 240km/h and higher gusts of up to 295km/h.
Hurricane Maria has been upgraded to a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 205 km/h with higher gusts. It is following in Hurricane Irma’s path and is set to hit several recovering islands including Antigua and Barbuda.
Hurricane Matthew is predicted to be one of the strongest hurricanes in the Atlantic in years, with devastating impact for Jamaica, Haiti and possibly Cuba. The heavy storm has so far affected parts of Jamaica, but further damage is expected as the hurricane moves north.
Tropical Cyclone Donna is currently located north of Port Vila, the capital and largest city of Vanuatu.
The famously challenging course has trained 197 humanitarian workers since the first session in 2007
Dodging 'snipers', bandaging 'broken' arms, winching trucks out the mud: all on the bare minimum of sleep. Sound like your normal IT course? Well, that's because it isn't.
The life of an emergency responder can be hectic. Angel Buitrago, an experienced World Food Programme (WFP) ICT specialist working in the Regional Bureau in Panama, is currently finding this out for himself.
ETC is a global network of organizations that work together to provide shared communications services in humanitarian emergencies
The ETC, WFP Rwanda, and the Ministry of ICT jointly delivered an emergency telecoms preparedness training for 32 participants in Musanze.
By Ria Sen, ETC Preparedness Officer
As disasters continue to increase in frequency and scope across the world, the
World Food Programme-led Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) and the
International Telecommunication Union Development Sector (ITU-D) have jointly
Last month, two of the strongest earthquakes in the region in more than 100 years struck south-east Türkiye. Amid thousands of aftershocks, the impact has been catastrophic.
The National Telecommunication Council (CONATEL) and the Department of Civil Protection (DPC) of Haiti is hosting an Emergency Telecommunications Workshop
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) in South Sudan recently took delivery of a new emergency.lu Rapid Deployment Kit which will replace the Regular Deployment Kit previously deployed in Renk.
Following the 7.9 magnitude earthquake which struck Nepal, the response community quickly mobilised essential aid, from food and water to shelter and medical supplies.
In early August 2025, the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), deployed a mobile network to Al-Sadaqah camp in Port Sudan.
After 6 years of activation, ETC South Sudan demobilises
Beach ball satellite terminals and precariously mounted access points have become iconic of the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) over the years.
DAVOS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is honouring Hans Vestberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ericsson, for Ericsson’s pioneering work providing telecommunications solutions in support of humanitarian response.
Recorded from the marketplace floor at World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), in this podcast Elaine Weidman Grunewald, VP Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility at Ericsson and Alpha Bah, Chief Emergency Telecommunications Cluster & IT Emergency Coordination Branch at the World Food Program
On 19 June 2025, Global ETC and Ericsson Response co-hosted a webinar on mobile and satellite networks in emergencies, drawing over 140 participants from humanitarian organizations worldwide.
Following the delivery of a new Rapid Deployment Kit from emergency.lu in April, Ericsson Response has sent a mission to South Sudan to help the Emergency Telecommuni
Six months after the emergency deployment to support the complex earthquake relief effort in Haiti, Ericsson Response is bringing equipment and volunteers home. "The Haiti emergency response is something I really wanted to do,” says Tomi Virkkala, Ericsson Response Volunteer from Finland.
The ETC Plenary in April 2014 discussed "ETC 2020". Information is posted here.
This includes:
- A review of ETC operational work in the last 3 years.
- An overall SWOT analysis of the cluster at global and local levels.