Two logisticians of Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) arrived this morning to the Iraqi capital Baghdad. TSF will open telecom centers in the Iraqi capital and, depending on the evolution of the security conditions, deploy mobile telecom teams all over the Iraqi territory.
Iraq is currently cut off from the rest of the world, aiming at restoring communications for NGOs, hospitals and the population using Inmarsat mobile satellite communication systems.
TSF team in Baghdad will work in partnership with the JNEPI (Joint NGO Emergency Preparedness Initiative for Iraq), a group of 5 NGOs (Save the Children, International Medical Corps, International Rescue Committee, World Vision and Mercy Corps).
The telecom center set up with the JNEPI will be open to all organizations working for the reconstruction of the country. It will offer phone, fax, email, internet and Visio conference facilities
Télécoms sans Frontières is member of the United Nations Working Group des Nations Unies sur les on Emergency Telecommunications (WGET), partner of the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) and member of the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), and of the Red Cross.
TSF takes part in acts of United Nations by the World Health Organization (OMS) and the Office of the High Commission with the Refugees (UNHCR). — (menareport.com)
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