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WORKSHOP ON TELECOMMUNICATION FOR DISASTER RELIEF ITU-D ACTIVITIES. Cosmas Zavazava Coordinator, Special Unit for LDC ITU Focal Point on Emergency Communications. Pic volcano. Pic earthquake. Pic earthquake. Pic earthquake. Pic floods. Pic floods. Pic fire. Pic forest fire.
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WORKSHOP ON TELECOMMUNICATIONFOR DISASTER RELIEFITU-D ACTIVITIES Cosmas Zavazava Coordinator, Special Unit for LDC ITU Focal Point on Emergency Communications
ITU-D WORK RELATED TO NATURAL DISASTER Article 1, Section 2 g of the ITU Constitution provides that ITU shall “promote the adoption of measures for ensuring the safety of life through the cooperation of telecommunication services”.
WHO WE CO-OPERATE WITH • The Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC, the UN • Advisory body on humanitarian affairs) • The Working Group on Emergency Telecommunications • (WGET) • others (UN and non-UN)
PRINCIPAL CONVENTIONS/RESOLUTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS • Tampere Convention • Resolution 36 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) • Resolution 34 (Istanbul, 2002) • Recommendation 12 (Istanbul, 2002)
ONGOING WORK • New Edition of Handbook on Disaster • Communications
THANK FOR YOUR ATTENTION Dr. COSMAS L. ZAVAZAVA Tel: +41 22 730 5447 zavazava@itu.int www.itu.int/itu-d/ldc