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RADIO RECOGNITION: UNESCO RECOGNIZES IRESC WITH SPECIAL
CONSULTATIVE STATUS
A major coup for a relatively new ham radio emergency
communications radio group. This as the United Nations
Economic and Social Council known by the acronym UNESCO
adopts the recommendation of the Committee on Non-
Governmental Organizations to grant Special Consultative
Status to the International Radio Emergency Support
Coalition. A group better known by its initials of IRESC.
For those who may have never heard of it, the International
Radio Emergency Support Coalition bills itself as a global
coalition of volunteer communicators, with dedicated members
spread around the world providing assistance to those in
need at all times of day or night. The main objectives of
IRESC are to foster efficient collaboration between radio
amateurs, extending friendships across the world and
providing international emergency communication in times of
need when all else fail.
Currently, IRESC has members in at least 40 countries. Most
are also affiliated with national organizations such as the
International Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the United
Kingdom's RAYNET, the Israel's Magen David Adom, local
amateur radio clubs, and many other groups the world over.
The decision to grant the International Radio Emergency
Support Coalition this status was made at the recently
concluded UNESCO session held in July. More about this
important milestone for the IRESC can be found on-line at
www.irescintl.com. (9Z4FX)
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