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On 24 October 2023, Tropical Cyclone Lola made landfall in Vanuatu as a Category 4 storm. It was the third tropical cyclone to hit Vanuatu in 2023.
Media release from the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazard Department (VMGD) on the tropical cyclone outlook for the 2017/2018 cyclone season. Issued on 27 October 2017.
The frontlines of the war in Ukraine continue to be dangerous for everyone - including humanitarians.
Knowing where and if they are safe is vital to keep assistance flowing.
The Government of Luxembourg has been a dynamic partner of the ETC for eight years, actively supporting humanitarian responses by deploying the innovative emergency.lu solution, personnel and key funding.
Cyclone Harold brings new meaning to the concept of remote working in the Pacific Islands
By Elizabeth Millership
The Global ETC Coordinator visited Syria, to witness for himself the ETC’s successes within a complex conflict environment.
You think your firm suffers from geo-political issues?
As darkness starts falling over Maiduguri and the skies turn to dusty grey, the population of the International Humanitarian Partnership (IHP) base camp, locally-known as Red Roof, begins to turn up and exchange a few words with colleagues over dinner.
As I am landing in Bangui, I can't believe the amount of people crowded near the landing strip.
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster has not been activated in response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster has not been activated in response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
On 23 March 2014, Guinea’s Ministry of Health notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of a rapidly evolving outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD, or “Ebola”) in the south-eastern region of the country.
WFP's Fast IT and Telecommunications invention team - FITTEST - deploy all over the world to deliver life-saving communications services.
WFP's Fast IT and Telecommunications invention team - FITTEST - deploy all over the world to deliver life-saving communications services.
To save lives and protect livelihoods, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) supports governments in strengthening their emergency preparedness and response capacities to mitigate the effects of disasters and reduce their impacts on vulnerable populations.
ROME – Emergency food supplies from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have been delivered for distribution on the Caribbean island of Dominica which was devastated by Hurricane Maria early last week.
SUVA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in its role as lead of the Pacific Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), has joined with the Fiji National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) to support a High Frequency Radio Communication System training course.
This story was originally published on ReliefWeb
Local communities are the first responders, and all those supporting the emergency operation will have access to vital communications services. By 2020 that is.
In an era of ever increasing humanitarian disasters and constantly evolving digital technology, Oxfam is gathering evidence about how Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) can improve the quality and efficiency of our work.
Ahmed Yusuf grew up on a street called Million Roads in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe state in Nigeria. Moved by the tumultuous times in his country, Ahmed now works as an Emergency Telecommunications Sector (ETS) IT assistant in Maiduguri.
A visual recap of the ETC in 2019: operations, accomplishments, training experiences, key events and partner developments - hover over the text to find links to related reading.
ETC 2020: Preparing for tomorrow's humanitarian technology needs today
Today, when an emergency strikes anywhere across the globe, the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) network kicks into action deploying people and equipment necessary to provide urgent communications se