This site is not updated so external links may no longer function. Contact us with any questions about finding information. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein. The United States joined 34 other nations today in signing the Tampere Convention, called by many one of the most important relief instruments in a decade.
Disasters occur every day, whether natural like Honduras or man-made like Sudan.
Millions of lives and billions of dollars in property are at risk. Yet, vital telecommunications often don t get to the people who locate victims or who provide food or medicine. Tampere is intended to change this picture. This is managed by the UN s Emergency Relief Coordinator and is called the Working Group on Emergency Telecommunications. The United States is proud to sign Tampere, which hopefully will lead to a second convention protecting all relief workers and the victims they assist.