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This document presents the event held on 10-12 December 2007 in Geneva, which brought together stakeholders in disaster management and seeked to launch a number of practical initiatives. These are aimed at providing universal access to telecommunications

This publication presents, for the first time under one cover, the work being done by ITU's three Sectors (Radiocommunication, Standardization and Telecommunication Development) in the field of emergency telecommunications (or disaster communications)

This handbook is written to serve as a close companion to those involved in the noble work of providing as well as using telecommunications for disaster mitigation and relief. It simplifies and demystifies the complex technical issues that characterize

This document presents the ITU Framework for Cooperation in Emergencies (IFCE), which goals are to position the organization as the leader in providing telecommunications/ICT services and applications for disaster mitigation at all phases of disaster

The aim of the book is to raise the awareness of the donors and general public to the ongoing long-term effects of this disaster. This book of images from the Chernobyl zone shows the daily work of the Red Cross teams, as well as the daily reality for

The document addresses the problems faced by Haiti, a country with an agro-based economy whose general livelihood systems have been seriously affected by recurrent onslaught of weather-related disasters.

Resolution of the 113th IPU Assembly (Geneva, 19 October 2005)

This resolution was adopted by 550 parliamentarians from 130 countries at the 113th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), held in Geneva from 17 to 19 October 2005, to consider the

This guidebook focuses on ensuring access to quality schooling at primary and secondary levels and is addressed primarily at staff of ministries of education, including national, provincial and district level planners and managers, in countries affected by conflict or natural disasters, or hosting refugees from a neighbouring states. In incorporates conflict prevention and disaster preparedness (though not disaster prevention).