International Rescue Committee, UN-OCHA and Ericsson are each bringing their expertise to assist humanitarian relief organizations with communications technology and competence to contribute to a better and faster response to human suffering when disaster strikes.

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Gísli gives us insight into the reality of the humanitarian aid worker, which is often enveloped in an aura of nobility.
Gísli Rafn Ólafsson officially became a disaster geek over a decade ago, when he joined his two passions in life, information technology and disaster response. Today he helps responders get access to the internet in the most challenging locations of all, disaster zones. When not traveling the world responding to disasters, he enjoys spending time with his wife, five kids, and grandson.
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Maliha Chishti speaks at a 2016 TEDx event in Toronto. Dr. Maliha Chishti is a researcher specializing in war and post-conflict peacebuilding. As the former ...