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Connectivity rarely appears in images of humanitarian response. Yet without it, aid cannot move at the speed emergencies demand.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In eastern Chad, people continue to arrive each day, fleeing from\u00a0neighbouring\u00a0Sudan, spreading\u00a0across a vast\u00a0and\u00a0remote\u00a0border region.\u00a0Delivering\u00a0assistance\u00a0at this scale requires more than supplies and personnel;\u00a0it depends on the ability to stay connected.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through the Refugee Emergency Telecommunications Sector (RETS), UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, works with governments and private sector partners to provide\u00a0the connectivity\u00a0and communication services that underpin humanitarian response. These services enable UN agencies,\u00a0NGOs\u00a0and other humanitarian responders to coordinate and deliver\u00a0assistance\u00a0while helping connect people forced to flee to essential services and support.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When humanitarian teams stay connected, response efforts can reach further and move faster. Teams can coordinate across locations, register and support newly arrived families, deliver cash\u00a0assistance\u00a0and adapt as needs evolve. But connectivity also expands what is possible,\u00a0linking operations to outside\u00a0expertise,\u00a0capacity\u00a0and support beyond those physically present on the ground.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This video highlights how those partnerships are helping support operations in eastern Chad and\u00a0demonstrates\u00a0a simple but essential reality: in humanitarian response, connectivity is not a luxury…\u00a0it is a lifeline.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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More about RETS…<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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UNHCR’s Refugee Emergency Telecommunications Sector (RETS) works globally to bring connectivity and communications services to humanitarians, refugees and host communities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a9 UNHCR\/ Ivo Belohoubek<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Made possible through partnership<\/h2>\n

We couldn’t do this work without the generous support of our private and public sector partner. Their funding, technology and expertise are making an impact globally with RETS.<\/p>\n

Interested in supporting RETS or learning more? Get in touch below.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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