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Faster data collection, improved information accuracy, safer monitoring capacity, rapid connectivity, and flexible aid delivery: these are a few of the aspects that make drones an asset in humanitarian contexts.
Urgent appeal: ETC funding crisis threatens critical humanitarian connectivity in Sudan
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) in Sudan is facing a severe funding shortfall that threatens to disrupt life-saving connectivity services at a time when humanitarian nee
The attached document outlines use cases and corresponding high level requirements for the ETC Assessment & Reporting Tool (ETC-ART).
The ETC provides technical support for users to enable them to access all ETC services, including Internet connectivity and telephony.
We are excited to announce the newest addition to the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster’s (ETC) Strategic Advisory Group (SAG): Vanessa Gray, Head of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau’s Division of Environment and Emergency Telecommun
Located within the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Republic of Vanuatu remains one of the world’s most disaster-prone nations. Its exposure to frequent tropical cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and coastal flooding continues to threaten lives and livelihoods.
Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam slammed into Vanuatu on Saturday 14 March with winds of up to 250 kilometres per hour, and gusts up to 350 kilometres per hour, causing widespread devastation across the Oceanian island nation.
The Government of Vanuatu, in partnership with UNICEF, is looking for companies to test their Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) - commonly referred to as "drones" - for transportation of vaccines in the Pacific.
Vanuatu declared a state of emergency on 5 March after two cyclones and a magnitude 6.5 earthquake devastated the country in the space of just a few days.
On 17 December 2024, at approximately 12:47pm local time, a magnitude―7.3 earthquake struck the island nation of Vanuatu, 31 kilometres (km) west the capital city―Port Vila.
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.