2. WORKSHOP ON TELECOMMUNICATION FOR DISASTER RELIEF ITU-D ACTIVITIES Cosmas Zavazava Coordinator, Special Unit for LDC ITU Focal Point on Emergency Communications

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14. 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”.

15. 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)

16. PRINCIPAL CONVENTIONS/RESOLUTIONS/ RECOMMENDATIONS 1.Tampere Convention 2.Resolution 36 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) 3.Resolution 34 (Istanbul, 2002) 4.Recommendation 12 (Istanbul, 2002)

17. ONGOING WORK New Edition of Handbook on Disaster Communications

18. Inmarsat-ITU Initiative

19. Mobile to Fixed

20. Mobile to Mobile

21. GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM FOR REGULATORS

22. NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM AFTERALL !

23. THANK FOR YOUR ATTENTION Dr. COSMAS L. ZAVAZAVA Tel: +41 22 730 5447 zavazava@itu.int www.itu.int/itu-d/ldc