| First Arab Annual Forum on the Role of Modern Technologies in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Action - 18/11/2021 |
| Arab Red Crescent and the Red Cross (ARCO), ITU and the Arab Organization for Communication and Information Technologies (AICTO) |
| International and Regional Organizations | International |
| Within the framework of support to Arab countries to be better prepared to respond to disasters and pandemics, the Arab Red Crescent and the Red Cross (ARCO) in partnership with ITU and the Arab Organization for Communication and Information Technologies (AICTO) organized the first Arab Annual Forum on the Role of Modern Technologies in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Action. The Forum aimed to to provide an opportunity to exchange experiences and expertise in the field of using new ICTs technologies for disaster management and humanitarian action. The Forum brought together representatives of governments from national red cross and crescent entities, policy makers, the private sector, and ICT developers all over the Arab states, as well as humanitarian organizations and ICTs agencies. |