Yemen Conflict - ETC Situation Report #71

Highlights
• In August, the ETC provided data connectivity services to 1,021 humanitarians and security communications services to a total of 2,572 responders across 17 sites in Yemen.
• On 17 August, the ETC coordinated the handover of IT equipment as a donation from the World Health Organization (WHO) to the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MoTiT) in Aden as part of the cluster’s partner capacity building activities in Yemen.
• The ETC Coordinator conducted an oversight mission to Aden from 31 July to 6 August to meet with partners, discuss their needs, and assess the performance of ETC services provision in response to humanitarian operational needs.
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