Strengthening disaster resilience through National Emergency Telecommunication Plans: helping countries stay connected when it matters most

As climate change fuels more frequent and intense hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and other extreme weather events, along with the increment of geological hazards such as strong earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, countries need more than resilient telecommunications infrastructure. National Emergency Telecommunication Plans (NETPs) help ensure that governments, emergency responders, telecommunications operators, humanitarian partners and communities can communicate before, during, and after disasters, to carry out preparedness actions that enable them to provide a fast response and recovery efforts. Discover more

Early Warnings for All continues to reach more countries in 2026 — now including Togo and Zimbabwe

In 2026, the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), continues to accelerate global progress toward ensuring that no one is left behind when a disaster strikes. As the lead agency for Pillar 3 on warning dissemination and communication of the UN Secretary‑General’s Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative, ITU supports countries in assessing gaps and barriers, and in building the infrastructure, skills, and technological foundations needed to deliver life‑saving disaster alerts through digital channels. Discover more

The Kyrgyz Republic: assessing the digital competencies of state and municipal employees

During the period 2025-2026, together with the State Agency of the Kyrgyz Republic for Civil Service and Local Self-Government Affairs under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, a large-scale initiative was implemented to create a national system for assessing the digital competencies of state and municipal employees of the Kyrgyz Republic. Discover more

Private sector champions lead Zambia’s first coordinated ICT e‑waste initiative

As access to digital devices expands across Zambia, growing volumes of information and communication technology (ICT) equipment—including mobile phones, computers and networking devices—are reaching the end of their useful life. Managing this waste stream presents both an environmental challenge and an opportunity to strengthen sector regulation. Discover more