EMERGENCY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SAVING
LIVES
ITU INTERVENTIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
With much gratitude, I take this opportunity to thank all our partners
who have tirelessly supported and contributed to our humanitarian
efforts to save lives when disaster strikes. Natural disasters are
becoming more frequent and severe. The years 2010–2015 were
challenging years globally, with countries suffering phenomenal death
tolls and damage as a result of tsunamis, earthquakes and category
5 super typhoons and cyclones, as we saw recently in the Philippines
(category 5 typhoon, 2013), Vanuatu, (category 5 cyclone, 2015),
Nepal (7.8 magnitude earthquake 2015), Micronesia (category 5
typhoon, 2015) and Myanmar (flooding, 2015), to name but a few.
This brochure provides information on ITU activities that assisted the response of Member States to
emergencies resulting from natural disasters. We continue to work hard in reinforcing and strengthening
disaster risk reduction and management through the use of information and communication technologies
(ICTs) with the aim of saving lives.
I should like to invite our Member States and Sector Members to contribute to the ITU Framework for
Cooperation in Emergencies (IFCE), which is well described in this brochure. I am sure you share the view
that one life saved is worth more than anything that money could buy.
Thank you.
Mr. Haolin Zhao
Secretary-General
EMERGENCY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SAVING
LIVES
Disasters disrupt national economies, and severely
weaken the poor and vulnerable communities.
Disasters are recognized as major impediments
to sustainable development and the reduction of
poverty, especially in least developed countries and
small island developing States. When disasters
strike, they leave a legacy of lost or broken lives
and economic damage. The impact is even worse
for those living in remote and isolated areas with
no access to basic information and communication
facilities that are essential in providing the alerts so vital to saving lives.
The development arm of ITU considers emergency telecommunications to be a core element of its
projects that integrate telecommunications/information and communication technologies in disaster
prediction, detection and alerting.
Emergency telecommunications play a critical role in the immediate aftermath of disasters
by ensuring the timely flow of vital information that is much needed by government
agencies and other humanitarian actors involved in rescue operations and providing medical
assistance to the injured.
ITU and its partners deploy satellite terminals and other emergency telecommunication
equipment to affected countries within the first 24 to 48 hours following a disaster to
help restore vital communication links. Over the period 2004-2015, the world experienced
devastating disasters and ITU was there to help save lives. The countries ITU assisted
include:
Haiti
Uganda
Republic
Chile
Philippines
Sierra Leone
Indonesia
Mozambique
Micronesia
Malawi
Vanuatu
Nepal
Pakistan
Tonga
Kenya
Japan
Central
Myanmar
Cabo Verde
African
Dominica
Ireland
United States
Portugal
Morocco
SAVING
Cuba
Guatemala
El Salvador
(Occupied by Morocco)
Dom. Rep.
Belize Jamaica
Honduras
LIVES
Western Sahara
Bahamas
Mexico
Mauritania
Haiti
Cape Verde
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana
Venezuela
French Guiana
Suriname
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
ITU INTERVENTIONS
B r a z i l
Bolivia
Chile
Paraguay
Argentina
EARTHQUAKE
VOLCANO
TSUMNAMI
FLOOD
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
TYPHOON
EBOLA
Uruguay
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
C
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Poland
Neth.
Bel.
Belarus
Germany
Lux.
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Switz.
France
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Herz. Serb.
Mont. Kos.
Italy
Spain
Ukraine
Kazakhstan
Mold.
Romania
Albania Mace.
Mongolia
Bulgaria
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Greece
Turkey
Malta
Iran
Kuwait
Algeria
Libya
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Mali
Pakistan
Qatar
U.A.E.
R u s sNepali a
Chad
Niger
Latvia
Nigeria
Ukraine
Equatorial Guinea
ce.
Sudan
Congo
Gabon
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
eece
Turkey
Iran
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Jordan
IraqBotswana
Qatar Swaziland
Lesotho
U.A.E.
Saudi
Arabia
South
Africa
Yemen
Oman
N. Korea
C h i
Ethiopia
Uganda
Kenya
Solomon Islands
n a
Japan
Vanuatu
Samoa
Fiji
Mauritius
Tonga
Pakistan Madagascar
Nepal
Bhutan
A u s t r a l i a
Bangladesh
Myanmar
India
(Burma)
Laos
Philippines
Thailand
Cambodia
Djibouti
South
n Republic Sudan
Papua
New Guinea
Timor Leste (East Timor)
S. Korea
Eritrea
Sudan
Palau
I n d o n e s i a
Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan
Mozambique
Kuwait
Egypt
Mongolia
Malawi
Zambia
Vietnam
Brunei
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Somalia
Kenya
Kazakhstan
Tanzania
Angola
Philippines
Thailand
Burundi
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Laos
Cambodia
Ethiopia
Uganda
Bulgaria
(Burma)
Djibouti
South
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
Sao Tome
& Principe
Mold.
Romania
Myanmar
India
Oman
Eritrea
Lithuania
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote Belarus
Togo
Ivoire Ghana
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Estonia
Yemen
Japan
Afghanistan
Iraq
Jordan
Finland
N. Korea
C h i n a
S. Korea
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Tunisia
a
a
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Vietnam
New Zealand
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Palau
Brunei
Malaysia
Rwanda
ic Republic
Congo
Burundi
Tanzania
Zambia
Malawi
I n d o n e s i
a
Papua
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Vanuatu
Samoa
Fiji
TSUMNAMI
R u s
s
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SOUTH EAST
ASIA 2004
a
Following the South East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami of Sunday
Death Toll:
26 December 2004, ITU sent 14 satellite terminals (GANS) to Sri
230 000
Lanka under the ITU-Inmarsat Partnership. ITU has also sent an
expert to Thailand to train government designated technicians in the
Affected population:
Mongolia
use of these terminals.
2 mil
C h i
N. Korea
n a
S. Korea
ITU allocated 250 000 (USD) seed money to assess the damage
Japan
to the telecommunication infrastructure in Indonesia, Maldives and
Sri Lanka, prepare a telecommunication infrastructure rehabilitation
plan, and help develop a national plan for emergency communications.
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Myanmar
(Burma)
Laos
Philippines
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
10
10
Sweden
EARTHQUAKE
Iceland
PAKISTAN
Finland
Norway
2005
R u
Estonia
Latvia
United Kingdom
Lithuania
Denmark
Immediately following the massive earthquake that struck the
Poland
Neth.
Pakistan-India border Ireland
area in October 2005, ITU
sent satellite Belarus
Germany
Bel.
terminals to help restore vital communicationLux.links. Czech Rep.
Ukraine
Austria
Death Toll:
73 338
Slovakia
Kazakhstan
Affected population:
Mold.
Hungary
Switz. rescue
and
Slovenia
Romania
Croatia
The terminals were used to coordinate relief
Italy
Bos. &
France
operations, and help establish public call
centres to provide
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Malta
Tunisia
Morocco
(Occupied by Morocco)
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Turkey
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Syria
Iran
Iraq
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Mali
11
Burkina Faso
Benin
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Niger
Nigeria
Qatar
U.A.E.
Yemen
Chad
Eritrea
Sudan
Djibouti
C h
Afghanistan
Nepal
Kuwait
Libya
Western Sahara
Cape Verde
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Jordan
Algeria
Mauritania
5 218 309
Bulgaria
Spainfriends searching for
essential information to families and
Albania Mace.
Portugal
Greece
their loved ones.
Oman
Pakistan
Bhutan
Bangladesh
India
M
Sweden
Iceland
Finland
Norway
Latvia
Denmark
Lithuania
Poland
Neth.
Ireland
Bel.
Switz.
France
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Italy
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Uzbekistan
Armenia Azerb.
Greece
Syria
Iran
by theCyprus
government
following
a flooding. The equipment
Lebanon
Tunisia
Morocco
Israel
Kuwait
Dom. Rep.
Mauritania
Haiti
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana
Venezuela
French Guiana
Suriname
Colombia
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
applications.Eritrea
Sudan
B r a z i l
Myanmar
Laos
Oman
Philippin
Thailand
Vietnam
Cambodia
Djibouti
So far, response efforts have been hampered by damage
South
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
Congo
Gabon
Ethiopia
Somalia
Sri Lanka
to roads,Ugandaairstrips
and other parts of the South American
Kenya
Brunei
Malaysia
Rwanda
nation’s
infrastructure including telecommunications. As the
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Peru
Yemen
Chad
Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome & Principe
dor
Bhutan
Saudi Arabia
Niger
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
d'Ivoire Ghana
Pakistan
Qatarsatellite terminals thatBangladesh
the field. The
are charged
U.A.E.
by solar panels support voice, high speed
Indiadata and video
(Burma)
Mali
Cape Verde
Nicaragua
Libya
Egyptin
workers
Western Sahara
(Occupied by Morocco)
25 000
Afghanistan
Iraq
Jordan
facilitated timely
flow of information amongNepal
humanitarian
Algeria
Bahamas population:
Affected
Panama
2006
Ukraine
Mold.
Romania
Malta
3
Cuba
i a
h assistance
i n a
terminalsTurkey
to Suriname inTurkmenistan
responseTajikistan
to a request Cfor
Death Toll:
Jamaica
Honduras
s
TheBulgaria
International
Telecommunication Kyrgyzstan
Union deployed satellite
Georgia
Albania Mace.
Spain
Portugal
Belarus
Germany
Lux.
u s
SURINAME
Estonia
United Kingdom
R
FLOOD
Burundi
I n d o
country gets
Tanzania more and more into the rainy season, authorities
Angola
expect the
Malawiflooding to worsen and heavy rains were forecast
n e
s i
Timor
Zambia
for the next few days.
Bolivia
Chile
Namibia
Paraguay
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Mozambique
Swaziland
Lesotho
South Africa
Argentina
Uruguay
Madagascar
12
Mauritius
A u
a
via
Greenland
EARTHQUAKE
INDONESIA
Sweden
Iceland
Finland
Norway
2006
United Kingdom
R u s
s
i
a
Estonia
Latvia
Denmark
Lithuania
Poland
Neth.
Following the powerful
of
Belarus
Ireland magnitude 6.3 earthquake
Bel.
Germany
Czech Rep.
May 2006 that struck Java Island Lux.
in Indonesia,
the
Ukraine
Slovakia
Austria
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
France
with the United Nations Satellite
Agency Albania
(UNOSAT),
is
Spain
Mace.
Portugal
Bulgaria
Greece
assisting the government of Indonesia with the provision
Turkey
Malta
of satellite imagery, mapping services
and training in
Tunisia
Morocco
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Yogjakarta for post-disaster telecommunication network
Jordan
Iran
Iraq
Mauritania
Niger
Cape Verde
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana
French Guiana
Suriname
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
d'Ivoire Ghana
Yemen
Chad
Sudan
3 177 923
S. Korea
Ethiopia
Uganda
Congo
Gabon
h i
n a
Japan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Myanmar
India
Oman
(Burma)
Laos
Philippines
Thailand
Cambodia
Djibouti
South
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Kenya
Vietnam
Palau
Brunei
Malaysia
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
13
Burundi
I n
Tanzania
Zambia
Malawi
Zimbabwe
d o
n
e s i
a
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Angola
Namibia
N. Korea
Eritrea
Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome & Principe
B r a z i l
Saudi Arabia
Mali
Qatar
U.A.E.
Affected population:
C
Nepal
Kuwait
Algeria
Libya
Western Sahara
Egypt
planning, (Occupied
rehabilitation
and vulnerability reduction.
by Morocco)
Mongolia
5 778
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Death Toll:
Kazakhstan
Mold.
Hungary
Switz.
International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) in Romania
partnership
Italy
Mauritius
Papua
New Guinea
Sweden
Iceland
Finland
Norway
R
u s s
Estonia
Latvia
United Kingdom
Denmark
Lithuania
Bel.
Portugal
PERU
Germany
Lux.
Switz.
France
EARTHQUAKE
Belarus
Poland
Neth.
Ireland
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Italy
Spain
Ukraine
Kazakhstan
Mold.
Romania
M
2007
Albania Mace.
Bulgaria
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Greece
Malta
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Turkey
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
C
h i
n
Iran
Tunisia
Afghanistan
Israel measuring 7.9 on the
Following the devastating
earthquake
Richter
Iraq
Morocco
Jordan
Death Toll:
593
Western Sahara
Bahamas
Cuba
(Occupied by Morocco)
Haiti
Affected population:
Cape Verde
658 331
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Libya
Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana
Venezuela
French Guiana
Suriname
Colombia
B r a z i l
Niger
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
d'Ivoire Ghana
Chad
Nigeria
Sudan
Chile
Ethiopia
Uganda
Congo
Gabon
Myanmar
(Burma)
T
Sri Lanka
Rwanda
Burundi
Tanzania
Angola
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Botswana
14
South Africa
Uruguay
Somalia
Kenya
Mauritius
Mozambique
Swaziland
Lesotho
Argentina
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Djibouti
South
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
Namibia
Paraguay
Nepal
Eritrea
relief operations in areas where telecommunications
were not available.
Zambia
Bolivia
Pakistan
Yemen
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Peru
Qatar
U.A.E.
areas. These links are critical in coordinating
rescue andIndia
Oman
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome & Principe
Ecuador
Egypt
terminals to help restore vital communication
links in remote and
Saudi Arabia
Mali
Mauritania
underserved
Dom. Rep.
Belize Jamaica
Honduras
emala
El Salvador
KuwaitITU deployed satellite
scale that Algeria
struck Southern Peru in August 2007,
Madagascar
Greenland
uiana
FLOOD
BANGLADESH
Sweden
Iceland
2007
Finland
Norway
R
u s
s
i
a
Estonia
The International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) deployed
satellite
Latvia
United Kingdom
Denmark
Lithuania
communication terminals in Bangladesh to assist in relief efforts in
Death Toll:
Poland
Neth.
1 230
Belarusleft damaged or
the aftermathIreland
of monsoon flooding.
Many homes were
Germany
completely uninhabitable.
Bel.
Lux.
Switz.
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Ukraine
Kazakhstan
Mold.
Romania
France
activities in the worst hit
areas.
Spain
Albania Mace.
Portugal
Bulgaria
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Greece
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
ITU provided training on basic operations, as well as in technical
aspects
Turkey
Cyprus
Syriawho were
Malta
of the satellite terminals to telecoms engineers
of Bangladesh
Tunisia
designated toMorocco
deploy and use the equipment.
Libya
(Occupied by Morocco)
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Mali
Niger
Cape Verde
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Jordan
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
d'Ivoire Ghana
Iran
Iraq
Nigeria
Chad
15
Qatar
U.A.E.
Yemen
C
Oman
Pakistan
South
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
Bhutan
Myanmar
India
(Burma)
Laos
Cambodia
Somalia
Ph
Thailand
Djibouti
Ethiopia
n a
Bangladesh
Eritrea
Sudan
h i
Afghanistan
Nepal
Kuwait
Algeria
Western Sahara
Mauritania
Lebanon
Israel
Affected population:
22 749 921 Mongolia
The satellite terminals were used toItaly
coordinate relief and rescue
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
Brunei
Finland
R
u s s i
a
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Belarus
rmany
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
z.
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
taly
Ukraine
Kazakhstan
Mold.
Romania
Albania Mace.
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Greece
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Death Toll:
Libya
Kuwait
49
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Affected population:
718Chad045
Qatar
U.A.E.
Yemen
Niger
Afghanistan
Pakistan
C h i
2007
n a
Ethiopia
Uganda
Japan
Nepal terminals to help restore vital communication links in
communication
Bhutan
the aftermath of severe
Bangladesh floods that affected the eastern and northern
Oman
Philippines
roads and communication links.Thailand
Cambodia
Somalia
Vietnam
Palau
Brunei
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Kenya
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Burundi
I n d o n
Tanzania
Zambia
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
e
s i
a
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Angola
Namibia
S. Korea
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) deployed satellite
Djibouti
South
Sudan
Central
African
Republic
Cameroon
N. Korea
regions of Uganda. Several
districts were ravaged by torrential rains
Myanmar
Laos
India
(Burma)
and flash floods that swept through the country, taking lives, destroying
Eritrea
Sudan
Congo
Gabon
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
ria
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Turkey
Malta
UGANDA
Mongolia
Bulgaria
unisia
FLOOD
Mauritius
16
Papua
New Guinea
Sweden
Iceland
Finland
Norway
FLOOD
ZAMBIA
Estonia
C a n a d a
United States
Poland
France
Lux.
4
Western Sahara
Mauritania
El Salvador
French Guiana
operations, medical assistance and recovery.
The mobile terminals
Colombia
Suriname
Ecuador
deployed by ITU were easily transported
by road and air to the affected
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Kuwait
Libya
15 000
Niger
Yemen
Chile
17
Argentina
Ethiopia
Uganda
Somalia
Kenya
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Burundi
Tanzania
Angola
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Botswana
South Africa
Mau
Mozambique
Swaziland
Lesotho
Uruguay
Oman
Djibouti
South
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
Congo
Gabon
Qatar
U.A.E.
Eritrea
Sudan
Namibia
Paraguay
Saudi Arabia
Chad
Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome & Principe
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Zambia
Bolivia
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Mali
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
d'Ivoire Ghana
Turkmenis
Turkey
Tunisia
Cape Verde
& Tobago
the government and humanitarian
aid Panama
agencies
wereTrinidad
involved
in rescue
Costa Rica
Guyana
Venezuela
B r a z i l
Bulgaria
Affected population:Egypt
(Occupied by Morocco)
Dom. Rep.
government and humanitarian agencies to aid the victims.
Albania Mace.
Algeria
Mexico
regions and facilitate the coordination of
relief operations by both
Peru
Italy
Ukraine
Mold.
Romania
Greece
Morocco
destroyed roads and communication links, Bahamas
hampering the coordination
This deployment of emergency
Guatemala telecommunications proved critical for
Nicaragua
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Death Toll: Malta
severe floods affected 19 districts accross the country. The floods
Haiti
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Spain
Portugal
Belarus
Germany
Switz.
terminals to Zambia to assist officials in their relief efforts after
Cuba
Lithuania
Neth.
Bel.
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) provided satellite
Belize Jamaica
Honduras
Denmark
Ireland
2008
and delivery of assistance.
Latvia
United Kingdom
Madagascar
CYCLONE
MYANMAR
R
u s
s
i
2008
a
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) deployed satellite
Death Toll:
communication terminals to help restore vital communication links
138 366
in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar in May of 2008.
Affected population:
The cyclone caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded
2 420 000
history of Myanmar.
azakhstan
Mongolia
Kyrgyzstan
bekistan
Tajikistan
N. Korea
C
h i
n a
S. Korea
Japan
anistan
Nepal
Pakistan
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Myanmar
India
(Burma)
Laos
Philippines
Thailand
Cambodia
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
Brunei
Malaysia
Palau
18
Greenland
EARTHQUAKE
CHINA
2008
Sweden
In response to the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that struck central
Iceland
China in May of 2008, the International Telecommunication
Union Finland
(ITU)
Norway
Death Toll:
deployed 100 mobile satellite communication terminals to help restore
Lithuania
Belarus
Ireland
electricity and transport. It was the country’s
worst Germany
natural disaster
Bel.
in three decades.
Lux.
Switz.
France
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Malta
Tunisia
Belize Jamaica
Honduras
ta Rica
Mauritania
Haiti
Cape Verde
Nicaragua
Panama
Venezuela
Libya
(Occupied by Morocco)
Dom. Rep.
Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana
French Guiana
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
d'Ivoire Ghana
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Turkey
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Syria
Iran
Iraq
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Mali
19
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Niger
Nigeria
Qatar
U.A.E.
Yemen
Chad
C
Oman
Pakistan
South
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
Bhutan
Myanmar
India
(Burma)
Laos
Cambodia
Somalia
Phi
Thailand
Djibouti
Ethiopia
n a
Bangladesh
Eritrea
Sudan
h i
Afghanistan
Nepal
Kuwait
Algeria
Cuba
Mongolia
Jordan
Western Sahara
a
Kazakhstan
Bulgaria
Greece
Morocco
Bahamas
Ukraine
Mold.
Romania
Albania Mace.
i
45 976 596
Poland
Neth.
s
Affected population:
Latvia
United Kingdom
u s
87 476
vital communication links in the region. The quake which destroyedEstonia
Denmark
lives, infrastructure and telecommunications lines,
disrupted
R
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
Brunei
EARTHQUAKE
KYRGYZSTAN
2008
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) deployed satellite
telephones to help restore vital communication links in the region
Death Toll:
74
R
u s
s
i
a
following an 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck the nation of
Kyrgyzstan.
Affected population:
1 197
The ITU emergency satellite equipment was well-suited for
coordinating disaster relief operations and was compatible with
existing government systems in the country.
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Georgia
rmenia Azerb.
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
N. Korea
C
h i
n a
S. Korea
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
U.A.E.
Yemen
Djibouti
Afghanistan
Nepal
Kuwait
Oman
Japan
Pakistan
Bhutan
Bangladesh
India
Myanmar
(Burma)
Laos
Philippines
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
20
khstan
Mongolia
Kyrgyzstan
stan
Tajikistan
N. Korea
C h i
n a
S. Korea
EARTHQUAKE
stan
Nepal
istan
Bhutan
Bangladesh
India
Myanmar
(Burma)
Japan
TSUMNAMI
TONGA
Laos
2009
Philippines
Vietnam
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) deployed satellite
Thailand
Cambodia
telephones to the Kingdom of Tonga following an earthquake and devastating
Palau
Brunei
tsunami
Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga on
Sri Lanka that hit the islands of
Malaysia
the 29th September 2009. The main impact in Tonga was in the northern
Death Toll:
part of the island kingdom where there were deaths, injuries and extensive
507
I communication
n d o n e links.
s i a
damage to infrastructure and
Papua
New Guinea
The ITU also deployed satellite phones to provide
assistance
Timor
Leste (East Timor)for rescue
operations after the sinking of MV Princess Ashika, August 2009. The
MV Princess Ashika was an inter-island ferry which operated in the South
Pacific kingdom of Tonga
9
Affected population:
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
Samoa
Fiji
Tonga
A u s t r a l i a
21
EARTHQUAKE
s s
INDONESIA
i a
2009
Following two powerful earthquakes that stuck near the city
Death Toll:
of Padang in the west Sumatra province, the International
1 995
Mongolia
Telecommunication Union (ITU) deployed satellite communication
Affected population:
2 501 798
S. Korea
Japan
The equipment was essential to coordinate relief and rescue
efforts by the government authorities and other humanitarian aid
agencies.
yanmar
Burma)
terminals to aid in relief and rescue efforts.
N. Korea
n a
Laos
Philippines
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
Palau
Brunei
Malaysia
I n d o
n
e
s i
a
Papua
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Vanuatu
Samoa
Fiji
22
Sweden
d
Finland
Norway
R u s
s
i
a
Estonia
Latvia
ed Kingdom
Denmark
Poland
Neth.
Ireland
Bel.
Germany
Lux.
Switz.
France
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Italy
Spain
Portugal
TSUMNAMI
SAMOA
Belarus
Ukraine
Mold.
Romania
Albania Mace.
Kazakhstan
2009
Bulgaria
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Greece
Turkey
Malta
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Mongolia
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
N. Korea
C
h i
n a
S. Korea
Japan
Iran
Afghanistan
The Tunisia
International Telecommunication
Union
(ITU) deployed
Iraq
Morocco
satellite
Algeria
a
)
Mauritania
ea
one
Liberia
EARTHQUAKE
Lithuania
Mali
Jordan
Nepal
Kuwaitto Samoa to facilitate
communication terminals
Libya
Egypt
Qatar
Pakistan
U.A.E. is in response to an
search and rescue coordination.
This
Saudi Arabia
India
Oman
8.3-magnitude earthquake and that
struck the country in
Yemen
Niger
Chad
Eritrea
september of 2009. Subsequently
a tsunami was generated
Djibouti
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
d'Ivoire Ghana
Nigeria
Death Toll:
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Sudan
Myanmar
(Burma)
143
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
South
which caused substantial
damage and loss of life in Samoa,
Ethiopia
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
Somalia
Sri Lanka
American Samoa, and
UgandaTonga islands.
Kenya
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome & Principe
Congo
Gabon
Palau
Brunei
Malaysia
5 585
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Burundi
I n
Tanzania
Zambia
d o
n
e s i
a
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
Samoa
Fiji
Mauritius
Mozambique
Swaziland
Lesotho
Papua
New Guinea
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Angola
Namibia
Affected population:
Philippines
Thailand
Tonga
Madagascar
A u s t r a l i a
South Africa
23
New Zealand
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Belarus
many
ly
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Ukraine
Kazakhstan
Mold.
Romania
Albania Mace.
Mongolia
Bulgaria
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Greece
Turkey
Malta
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
sia
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Libya
Death Toll:
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
4 people
21 290
Sudan
Pakistan
Oman
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Uganda
MALAWI
2010
C h i
Afghanistan
Eritrea
South
Sudan
meroon Central African Republic
Congo
Gabon
Qatar
U.A.E.
Yemen
Chad population:
igerAffected
a
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Somalia
N. Korea
n a
S. Korea
Japan
Nepal
ITU deployed satellite
Bhutan mobile telecommunications equipment on
Bangladesh
24 November 2010
to be used for disaster preparedness activities to the
Myanmar
anticipated
rainy season
thatLaos
could cause a massive disaster in Malawi’s
India
(Burma)
flood prone districts.
Philippines
Thailand
Cambodia Vietnam
Palau
Brunei
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Kenya
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Burundi
I n d o n
Tanzania
Zambia
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Mozambique
e
s i
a
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Angola
Namibia
FLOOD
Mauritius
24
Papua
New Guinea
EARTHQUAKE
HAITI
2010
Greenland
ITU deployed satellite mobile telecommunications equipment on 13 January 2010
immediately after an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 devastated and caused untold
Death Toll:
misery in Haiti. The units were used to re-establish basic communication links
222 570 people
and a further broadband satellite were deployed, along with experts to operate
them. ITU also set up a Qualcomm Deployable Base Station (QDBS), a reliable,
responsive and complete cellular system designed to enable vital wireless
communications aimed at strengthening response and recovery mechanisms in a
C a n a d a
Affected population:
3.7 millions
United States
disaster zone.
WiMAX network and sets of mobile mounted satellite terminals provided highspeed on-the-move Internet connectivity.
Bahamas
Mexico
Cuba
The earthquake, the worst in the region in over 200 years, levelled Port-auPrince, Haiti’s capital, as well as other towns and villages in the country, leaving
Dom. Rep.
Belize Jamaica
Honduras
Guatemala
El Salvador
Haiti
Ca
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
several thousands dead and injured.
Venezuela
Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana
French Guiana
Colombia
25
Suriname
Ecuador
Peru
B r a z i l
Greenland
Sweden
Iceland
Finland
Norway
R u s s i a
EARTHQUAKE
Estonia
Latvia
United Kingdom
Denmark
Lithuania
Poland
Neth.
Ireland
Bel.
Switz.
France
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Herz. Serb.
Mont. Kos.
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Belarus
Germany
Lux.
Ukraine
Albania Mace.
Malta
Tunisia
562
Belize Jamaica
Honduras
Guatemala
El Salvador
Mauritania
Haiti
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana
Venezuela
Affected population: French Guiana
Suriname
2 671 556
Colombia
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Afghanistan
B r a z i l
Nigeria
Chad
Chile
(Burma)
Japan
Laos
Cambodia Vietnam
Djiboutiand services by humanitarian workers.
of basic
Sudanlogistics
South
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
Philippines
Palau
Ethiopia
Brunei
Somalia
Sri Lanka
The earthquake,
with
a magnitude of
8.8 claimed
over 500 lives, affected thousands
Malaysia
Uganda
Kenya
Congo
Gabon
Rwanda
ofDemocratic
people,
and destroyed basic infrastructure that included telecommunications,
Republic
Burundi
I n d o n e s i a
Tanzania
power, roads,
and houses.
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
Tonga
Madagascar
A u s t r a l i a
South Africa
Argentina
Samoa
Fiji
Mauritius
Mozambique
Swaziland
Lesotho
Papua
New Guinea
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Angola
Namibia
Paraguay
Myanmar
Thailand
Eritrea
Zambia
Bolivia
S. Korea
Oman
equipment was used
to coordinate search – and – rescue operations and the delivery
Yemen
of the Congo
Peru
N. Korea
C h i n a
Bhutan
Pakistan
India
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome & Principe
Ecuador
Iran
Libya
Niger
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
d'Ivoire Ghana
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Qatar
Egypt
Bangladesh
immediate
aftermath
earthquake
that struck Chile on 27 February 2010. The
U.A.E. of the
Saudi Arabia
Mali
Cape Verde
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Turkey
Kuwait
Algeria
(Occupied by Morocco)
DeathCubaToll: Dom. Rep.
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Iraq
Jordan satellite mobile telecommunications equipment on 1st March 2010 in the
ITU deployed
Nepal
Western Sahara
Bahamas
CHILE
2010
Mongolia
Bulgaria
Greece
Morocco
Kazakhstan
Mold.
Romania
Uruguay
New Zealand
26
Greenland
TSUMNAMI
EARTHQUAKE
VOLCANO
INDONESIA
2010
Sweden
Iceland
Norway
United Kingdom
Denmark
R u s
Poland
Germany on
ITU deployed a hybrid of broadband satellite terminals
Bel.
Lux.
Latvia
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Belarus
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Ukraine
Kazakhstan
Romania
France Italy earthquake and
aftermath of a tsunami triggered by a 7.7-magnitude
Spain
Albania Mace.
Bulgaria
Portugal
a volcanic eruption that hit the Indonesian
archipelago in two
Greece separate
Malta
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Tunisia
Iran
Iraq
Morocco
As aid and rescue workers battled
rough weather and difficult terrainJordan
to reach
Saudi Arabia
i
Qatar
U.A.E.
continued to spew super-heated gas
andMali
debris on villages in Central Java.
Mauritania
Yemen
Chad and destruction in
Nigerdeath
Verde Senegal
The natural disastersCape
wreaked
havoc, causing untold
Eritrea
Trinidad &wake.
Tobago
their
Venezuela
Guyana
French Guiana
Suriname
mbia
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
d'Ivoire Ghana
Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome & Principe
Sudan
Bolivia
Ethiopia
Uganda
Myanmar
(Burma)
Laos
Philippines
Thailand
Cambodia
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Kenya
Burundi
Vietnam
Palau
Brunei
Malaysia
I n
Zambia
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Mozambique
d o
n
e s i
a
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Angola
Namibia
Bhutan
Bangladesh
India
Tanzania
27
225 254
Pakistan
Oman
S. Korea
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
B r a z i l
N. Korea
Djibouti
South
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
Congo
Gabon
Afghanistan
Mongolia
C h i n a
Affected
population:
Nepal
Kuwait
Algeria
Libya
Western Sahara
Egypt Merapi
tsunami victims in the remote
Mentawi islands off Sumatra,
Mount
(Occupied by Morocco)
Death Toll:
852
Kyrgyzstan
Turkey
incidents.
Dom. Rep.
i a
Estonia
Mold.
27 October 2010 in an effort to restore vital communication
links
in the
Switz.
hamas
s
Lithuania
Neth.
Ireland
Finland
Mauritius
FLOOD
R
u s
s
i
PAKISTAN
2010
a
ITU deployed satellite mobile telecommunications equipment on
Death Toll:
24 August 2010 following severe floods in order to restore the
1 985
Kazakhstan
critical telecommunication resources urgently needed to assist in the
Affected population:
20 359 496
Kyrgyzstan
The equipment was used by the authorities to coordinate human
N.the
Korea
logistics on
ground, provide basic communications for humanitarian
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Iran
ar
A.E.
man
humanitarian and relief work.
Mongolia
C h i
n a
actors and for setting Japan
up tele-medicine facilities to benefit the victims.
S. Korea
Hundreds of people lost their lives and infrastructure was destroyed.
Afghanistan
Over 15 million people were displaced and a vast tract of fertile
Nepal
Pakistan
agricultural land was inundated. Many people were affected by water-
Bhutan
borne diseases and malnutrition. The livelihoods of several millions were
Bangladesh
India
Myanmar
(Burma)
affected with severe long-term repercussions on the economic and
Laos
social life of the country.
Philippines
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
28
Norway
Estonia
Latvia
United Kingdom
Denmark
Bel.
FLOOD
Costa Rica
Suriname
Colombia
Senegal
Gambia
crops.
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Turkey
B r a z i l
Bolivia
29
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Mali
Libya
27
I
Egypt
Saud
Affected population:
Niger
63 075
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
d'Ivoire Ghana
Chad
Nigeria
Eritrea
Sudan
D
South
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
Ethiopia
Uganda
Congo
Gabon
Kenya
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Peru
Geor
Armeni
Jordan
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome & Principe
Ecuador
Bulgaria
Tunisia
Mauritania
French Guiana
Mold.
Romania
Greece
Algeria
Death Toll:
many people in need of urgent re-settlement,
Cape Verde
Venezuela
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Ukraine
Albania Mace.
Morocco
Cuba havoc in
Dom.parts
Rep.
caused
of the country.
Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana
Italy
Spain
on 16 August 2011 to aid in the relief and response efforts
Western Sahara
Bahamas
following floods and mudslides caused by heavy rains that(Occupied by Morocco)
Nicaragua death, injury and severe damage to property and
causing
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Malta
ITU deployed satellite mobile telecommunications equipment
Panama
Lux.
France
Portugal
Belarus
Germany
Switz.
UGANDA
2011
Guatemala
El Salvador
Poland
Neth.
Ireland
Haiti
Belize Jamaica
Honduras
Mudslides
left
Lithuania
Burundi
Tanzania
Angola
Zambia
Namibia
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Mozambique
EARTHQUAKE
TSUMNAMI
JAPAN
2011
ITU deployed satellite mobile telecommunications equipment on 15 March
Death Toll:
2011 to areas severely affected by the tsunami that struck the coastal
19 848 people
areas of Japan following the 11 March 2011 devastating earthquake that
Affected population:
368 820
measured 9.0 on the Richter scale.
The equipment, together with solar panels to enable operations during
power outages, greatly contributed in the search and rescue operations
conducted by the Government of Japan – and – in the re-establishment of
vital communication links.
N. Korea
S. Korea
Japan
30
Iceland
VOLCANO
N
CAPE VERDE
2011
C a n a d a
United Kingdom
Ireland
ITU deployed emergency telecommunication equipment on 30 May
2011 to enhance disaster preparedness in Cape Verde as Mount
Fogo, on the island of Fogo, showed signs of possible volcanic
eruption.
Preparedness phase
United States
F
Spain
Portugal
Morocco
A
Western Sahara
Bahamas
Mexico
Cuba
Belize Jamaica
Honduras
Guatemala
El Salvador
31
Costa Rica
(Occupied by Morocco)
Dom. Rep.
Mauritania
Haiti
Cape Verde
Nicaragua
Panama
Mali
Venezuela
Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana
French Guiana
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Burkina F
Cote
To
d'Ivoire Ghana
a
TYPHOON
PHILIPPINES
2013
olia
ITU deployed satellite mobiles and broadband terminals together with solar
N. Korea
Death Toll:
7 354
S. Korea
panels and VSATs on 12 November 2013 in the immediate aftermath of the
Japan
Typhoon Haiyan that struck the country on 8 November 2013. The equipment
was used to re-establish vital telecommunication links needed to coordinate
Affected population:
response efforts among rescue teams and stakeholders in the province of
16 106 870
Leyte.
Haiyan, a Category 5 was one of the most intense typhoons that have
ever hit Philippines claiming over 10,000 lives and completely destroying
os
telecommunications and power infrastructure as well as towns and villages.
Philippines
nd
ambodia
Vietnam
Palau
Brunei
Malaysia
I n
d o
n
e
s i
a
32
Papua
New Guinea
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Kyrgyzstan
zbekistan
Tajikistan
N. Korea
C h i
n a
S. Korea
TYPHOON
hanistan
Nepal
Pakistan
Japan
TONGA
2014
Bhutan
Bangladesh
India
Myanmar
(Burma)
Laos
ITU deployed emergency telecommunication equipment
in
Philippines
Thailand
Cambodia Vietnam
February 2014 following the powerful
tropical Cyclone Ian
Death Toll:
that struck the country on 11 January 2014, causing severe
devastation and destruction that left
the country cut off Palau
Brunei
Sri Lanka
Malaysia
from communications for several weeks.
I n d o n e
s i
a
1
Affected population:
4 014
Papua
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Vanuatu
Samoa
Fiji
ius
Tonga
A u s t r a l i a
33
Sweden
Iceland
Finland
Norway
R u s
s
i
a
Estonia
Latvia
United Kingdom
Denmark
Poland
Neth.
Ireland
Bel.
Lux.
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Malta
Tunisia
Affected population:
Morocco
3 000
Algeria
Libya
Western Sahara
(Occupied by Morocco)
Mauritania
Bulgaria
Mali
Niger
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
d'Ivoire Ghana
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome & Principe
(Burma)
Ethiopia
Uganda
Camb
Somalia
Kenya
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Burundi
Tanzania
Laos
Thailand
Djibouti
South
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
Congo
Gabon
Oman
Myanmar
India
Eritrea
Sudan
a
U.A.E.
Yemen
Chad
Nigeria
Mongoli
Georgia
ITU deployed
satellite telecommunication Kyrgyzstan
equipment following the
Armenia Azerb.
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
eruption of the Fogo Volcano on 24 November
h i n
Tajikistan 2014, whichCaffected
Turkey
most of the population of Fogo Island. The equipment was used for
Cyprus
Syria
Lebanon
coordination and relief Iran
activities on the ground.
Afghanistan
Israel
Iraq
Jordan
ITU has deployed Iridium satellite communication terminals to
Nepal
Kuwait
Bhutan
Pakistan
support
preparedness
activities.
Qatar
Egypt
Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia
Cape Verde
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Kazakhstan
Mold.
Romania
Greece
0
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Ukraine
Albania Mace.
Death Toll:
CAPE VERDE
2014
Belarus
Germany
Switz.
France
VOLCANO
Lithuania
34
Sri Lanka
M
Sweden
Iceland
Finland
Norway
Estonia
n a d a
Latvia
United Kingdom
Denmark
MIGRATION
United States
Bel.
Morocco
in humanitarian reliefCuba
activities inDom.
areas
of the Central African Republic severely
Rep.
Costa Rica
Panama
Venezuela
Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana
French Guiana
Colombia
Suriname
Ecuador
Peru
35 B r a z i l
Italy
Spain
Bulgaria
Malta
Over 6 000
Cyprus
Leba
Isr
Tunisia
2.7 million
Libya
Egypt
Mali
Niger
Cape Verde
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Mold.
Romania
Greece
Mauritania
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Ukraine
Albania Mace.
Affected Algeria
population:
Western Sahara
Bahamas
nation’s growth. ITU has deployed
satellite telecommunication equipment for
use by Morocco)
Mexico
(Occupied
Honduras
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Death Toll:
of sectarian violence have displaced at least a million people and stunted the
Guatemala
ITU has
deployed a Nicaragua
number of Thuraya satellite terminals.
El Salvador
Lux.
France
Portugal
Belarus
Germany
Switz.
For decades, the Central African Republic has experienced conflict. New waves
affected by theBelize
country’s
humanitarian crisis.
Jamaica current
Haiti
Poland
Neth.
Ireland
CENTRAL
AFRICAN REPUBLIC
2014
Lithuania
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
d'Ivoire Ghana
Chad
Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome & Principe
Sudan
South
Sudan
Central
African
Republic
Cameroon
Uga
Congo
Gabon
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Angola
Bu
Sweden
Iceland
Finland
Norway
R u s
s
i
a
Estonia
Latvia
United Kingdom
Denmark
Lithuania
Poland
Neth.
Ireland
Bel.
Switz.
France
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Mongolia
Bulgaria
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Malta
Morocco
Affected population:
Algeria
12 179
Libya
d by Morocco)
Mauritania
Syria
Jordan
tern Sahara
Niger
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
d'Ivoire Ghana
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome & Principe
Yemen
Chad
Nigeria
Thailand
Cambodia
Djibouti
South
Sudan
Central
African
Republic
Cameroon
Ethiopia
Uganda
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Kenya
Vietnam
Brunei
Malaysia
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Burundi
Tanzania
Angola
Oman
Eritrea
Sudan
Congo
Gabon
outbreak – Iran
one of the most severe outbreaks in the region in the last
Afghanistan
20
Iraqyears.
Nepal
Kuwait
ITU has deployed a number
terminals.
Bhutan
Pakistanof communication satellite
Qatar
Bangladesh
The equipment
U.A.E. was donated to the Government for ongoing use in
Saudi Arabia
Myanmar
humanitarian relief activities.
Laos
India
(Burma)
Egypt
Mali
e
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
ITU deployedTurkmenistan
satellite
telecommunication equipment for use in relief
C h i n a
Tajikistan
activities in areas of Sierra Leone severely affected by the Ebola
Turkey
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Tunisia
SIERRA LEONE
2014
Kazakhstan
Mold.
Romania
Greece
3 847
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Ukraine
Albania Mace.
Death Toll:
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Belarus
Germany
Lux.
EBOLA
36
I n
d o
a
Sweden
Finland
Norway
R
u s s i
a
Estonia
Latvia
Denmark
Germany
Lux.
Switz.
France
Spain
Algeria
PHILIPPINES
2014
Poland
Neth.
Bel.
TYPHOON
Lithuania
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Belarus
Ukraine
Mold.
Romania
Mongolia
Bulgaria
Georgia equipment for use in
Mace.
ITU deployed
satellite
telecommunication
Albania
Kyrgyzstan
Armenia Azerb.
Uzbekistan
Greece
Turkmenistan
relief activities in areas of the Philippines severely affected by Tajikistan
Turkey
Typhoon Hagupit.
Cyprus
Syria
Malta
Iran
Lebanon
Tunisia
Afghanistan
ITU
has deployed a number
of communication satellite terminals,
Israel
Iraq
Jordan
including VSAT terminals to support relief activities.
Kuwait
Libya
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Mali
Niger
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cote
Togo
Ivoire Ghana
Kazakhstan
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome & Principe
Yemen
Chad
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
C h i n a
Death Toll:
Nepal
Affected population:
Bhutan
Ethiopia
Uganda
1.2 mil
Bangladesh
Myanmar
India
(Burma)
Laos
Cambodia
Somalia
Kenya
Philippines
Thailand
Djibouti
South
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
S. Korea
27
Eritrea
Sudan
Congo
Gabon
Qatar
U.A.E.
N. Kore
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
Palau
Brunei
Malaysia
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Burundi
Tanzania
37
I n
d o
n
e
s i
a
Timor Leste (East
EARTHQUAKE
R
u s
s
i
NEPAL
2015
a
Following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April
Death Toll:
2015, ITU deployed emergency telecommunication equipment to
8 633
support relief coordination efforts.
Affected population:
Thirty-five satellite phones and ten satellite broadband global
5 650 042
khstan
Kyrgyzstan
tan
Tajikistan
area network terminals along with solar panels and laptops were
Mongolia
deployed in the aftermath of the earthquake. The equipment is being
used in rural areas for search and rescue operations as the entire
N. Korea
C
h i
n a
S. Korea
Japan
telecommunication infrastructure was damaged.
an
Nepal
stan
Bhutan
Bangladesh
India
Myanmar
(Burma)
Laos
Philippines
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
38
Finland
Norway
Estonia
Latvia
United Kingdom
Denmark
Lithuania
Poland
Neth.
Ireland
Bel.
Lux.
FLOOD
Switz.
MALAWI
2015
France
Portugal
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Italy
Ukraine
Mold.
Romania
Albania Mace.
Bulgaria
Malta
Dom. Rep.
coordination
efforts.
Mauritania
Haiti
Cape
Verde a Senegal
In January 2015, the Government of Malawi
declared
state of
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Greece
Syria
Kuwait
Death Toll:
Libya
Egypt
281
Mali
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Algeria
Turkmeni
Turkey
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Tunisia
which was recently affected by severe flooding.
Western Sahara
Bahamas
(Occupied by Morocco)
ITU has deployed 28 Thuraya XT satellite phones
to support relief
amaica
onduras
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Spain
Morocco
ITU has dispatched emergency telecommunication equipment
to Malawi,
Cuba
Belarus
Germany
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
U.A.E.
Affected population:
Niger
638 645
Yemen
Chad
Oman
Eritrea
Gambia
icaragua
emergency in 15 districts (out of a total of 28) following
the heavy rains Burkina Faso Nigeria
Djibouti
Guinea-Bissau
Sudan
Benin
Trinidad & Tobago
Panama
Guinea
which
have caused
extensive damage to infrastructure, including roadsCote
Togo
Guyana
South
Venezuela
Sierra Leone
d'Ivoire Ghana
Sudan
Ethiopia
Somalia
French Guiana
Cameroon Central African Republic
and bridges, while farmland
and homes have been submerged Liberia
and people
Suriname
Uganda
Equatorial Guinea
Colombia
Kenya
forced to move to higher ground.
Sao Tome & Principe
Congo
Rwanda
or
Gabon
Democratic Republic
Burundi
of the Congo
Peru
Tanzania
B r a z i l
Bolivia
Angola
39
Zambia
Namibia
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Mozambique
Ma
TYPHOON
VANUATU
2015
Japan
ITU deployed emergency telecommunication equipment to Vanuatu
Death Toll:
following the devastation caused by Cyclone Pam, a category 5
11
tropical storm which hit the archipelago on Friday, 13 March.
Affected population:
ITU dispatched 40 satellite phones, 10 broadband global area
166 000
network (BGAN) terminals and 35 solar panels to the island nation to
support relief coordination efforts.
Papua
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
)
Vanuatu
Samoa
Fiji
Tonga
a
40
R
u s s i
a
TYPHOON
MICRONESIA
2015
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
ITU deployed emergency
telecommunication
C equipment
h i n a to the
Tajikistan
Turkey
Jordan
Japan
S. Korea
Death Toll:
Federated States of Micronesia following the devastation caused
Iran
by category 5
tropical typhoon Maysak which hit the islands on
Afghanistan
Syria
anon
rael
N. Korea
Iraq
5
30 March.
Affected population:
Nepal
Bhutan
Pakistan
ITUQatar
dispatched 30
satellite phones, 5 broadband global area
Kuwait
6 000
Bangladesh
U.A.E.
network
terminals and 25 solar panels to the island nation to
Saudi Arabia
Myanmar
Laos
India
(Burma)
support relief coordination efforts.
Yemen
Oman
Cambodia
Djibouti
Ethiopia
ganda
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Kenya
urundi
Tanzania
Philippines
Thailand
Eritrea
41
Vietnam
Palau
Brunei
Malaysia
I n d o n e
s i
a
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Papua
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Sweden
Finland
R
u s
s
i
a
Estonia
Latvia
k
Lithuania
Poland
Belarus
Germany
Lux.
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Switz.
Ukraine
Kazakhstan
Mold.
Romania
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Italy
FLOOD
Albania Mace.
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Greece
Malta
64
Libya
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
124 381
geria
Pakistan
Ethiopia
Uganda
nea
n a
Mozambique
Bhutan
following the request for assistance from the
country after the severe floods caused by heavy rains that
Myanmar
Laos
(Burma)
affected
various parts of the country.
India
Oman
Philippines
Thailand
ITU dispatched
ten Iridium satellite phones in April 2015 for
Cambodia
Vietnam
coordination and relief activities across the country.
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Kenya
Palau
Brunei
Malaysia
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Burundi
I n
d o
Tanzania
Zambia
n
e
s i
a
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
Mauritius
Mozambique
Swaziland
Lesotho
Papua
New Guinea
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Angola
Namibia
Japan
Bangladesh
Djibouti
South
Sudan
Cameroon Central African Republic
h i
ITU deployed emergency telecommunication equipment to
Eritrea
Sudan
Congo
Gabon
Qatar
U.A.E.
Yemen
Chad
Afghanistan
Nepal
Kuwait
Affected population:
Niger
N. Korea
C
S. Korea
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Death Toll:
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Turkey
Tunisia
MOZAMBIQUE
2015
Mongolia
Bulgaria
Madagascar
42
A u s t r a l i a
Fiji
TYPHOON
DOMINICA
2015
C a n a d a
ITU deployed emergency telecommunication equipment in response
to the Government of Dominica’s request for assistance when
Death Toll:
tropical storm Erika lashed the island causing loss of life and
30
infrastructure. Heavy rains, severe flooding and landslides inflicted
widespread damage across the island in the Lesser Antilles region
United States
of the Caribbean Sea. The emergency telecommunication equipment
Affected population:
8 000
deployed includes satellite phones, broadband global area networks,
solar chargers, laptops and accessories, which are being used to
support relief and coordination efforts.
Bahamas
Mexico
Cuba
Dom. Rep.
Belize Jamaica
Honduras
Guatemala
El Salvador
Haiti
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
43
Venezuela
Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana
French Guia
Colombia
Ecuador
Suriname
Finland
R
u s
s
i
a
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Belarus
y
zech Rep.
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Bos. &
Serb.
Herz.
Mont. Kos.
Ukraine
Albania Mace.
Georgia
Armenia Azerb.
Greece
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Turkey
Syria
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Death Toll:
Libya
Egypt
Kuwait
More than 13
Affected population:
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
U.A.E.
More
than 100
000Yemen
Chad
Eritrea
Sudan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Ethiopia
Uganda
C
h i
n a
S. Korea
Japan
Heavy seasonal rains produced severe flooding in Kenya, causing
Nepal
devastation
and loss of lives. The Government of Kenya requested
Bhutan
assistance
from ITU.
Bangladesh
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Kenya
Palau
Brunei
Malaysia
Rwanda
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Burundi
I n
Tanzania
Zambia
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
d o n e
s i
a
Timor Leste (East Timor)
Angola
Namibia
N. Korea
Myanmar telecommunication equipment to support
ITU deployed emergency
Laos
India
(Burma)
response and recovery activities.
Philippines
Thailand
Cambodia Vietnam
Oman
Djibouti
South
Sudan
Central
African
Republic
n
Congo
n
KENYA
2015
Mongolia
Bulgaria
Malta
FLOOD
Kazakhstan
Mold.
Romania
Mauritius
44
Papua
New Guinea
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ABOUT THE
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FRAMEWORK
FOR COOPERATION
IN EMERGENCIES
(IFCE)
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IFCE
The IFCE is a framework designed
by ITU to primarily deliver and deploy
telecommunications/information and
communications resources to countries,
humanitarian actors, and victims of disasters
in a timely manner whenever and wherever
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3
FINANCE
PARTNER
LOGISTIC
PARTNER
disasters may occur through the use of
transportable, easy to deploy, and reliable
systems that are non-exclusive. Principally,
the IFCE extends its services to all phases
of disaster management thus covering the
periods before, during, and after disasters.
The IFCE as an ITU strategic initiative has
three basic clusters/pillars:
Technology Partner:
This consists of Satellite Operators and Land Earth Station Operators, Telecommunications Operators especially
1
Mobile Service Providers, Geographical Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing Organizations. Providers for the
assimilation and dissemination of pre-planned, historical and real-time information before, during and after disasters.
This is a critical element especially for providers of telecommunications/ICT services and applications who may want
to determine the vulnerability of telecoms networks (before disasters and create basic “what-if” scenario analyses),
and damage to the network (in the aftermath of disasters). This will include the Internet based GIS that, thanks to the
integration of the GIS and the Internet technology can be used to significantly increase the usage and accessibility of
the spatial data, which is a key requirement before, during and after any disaster. The approach allows several agencies
operating on different technology platforms and using different communication channels to use the Internet to collaborate
while managing the natural disasters like cyclones, earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.
Finance Partner:
Logistics Partner:
This focuses on potential sources of finance who may
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contribute towards the creation of a stand-by fund
that will be used when disasters strike. These include
Governments, Development banks, Private Sector,
United Nations Organizations, Regional Economic
Groups etc.
This constitutes providers of other support
3
services such as transportation of
telecommunications/ICT equipment to and
from sites of disasters. This includes Air
Transport Operators, International Couriers.
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