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Real-time crisis response as telecommunications connects
JUBA, South Sudan, Mar 06, 2013 /PR Newswire Africa via COMTEX/ --
The Emergency Telecommunication Cluster (ETC) enables real-time response to crises by setting up telecommunication services for aid agencies across the most remote corners of South Sudan. In times of disaster, the Cluster has been able connect people by internet, phone and security telecommunications, enabling quicker and more effective delivery of lifesaving assistance. More than 3,000 aid workers in Bentiu, Maban, Renk, Pibor and Yida benefi ted from the deployment of voice and data telecommunication services in 2012, strengthening their ability to manage and coordinate emergencies, such as the refugee crisis.SOURCE : Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in South Sudan
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