The Unit­ed Nations Edu­ca­tion­al, Sci­en­tif­ic and Cul­tur­al Organ­i­sa­tion UNESCO theme for World Radio Day on Feb­ru­ary 13 2016 is, ‘Radio in Times of Emer­gency and Disaster’.
UNESCO recog­nis­es that the imme­di­ate access to radio fre­quen­cies is essen­tial in sav­ing lives, and should be pro­tect­ed so they are avail­able in times of emergency.
World Radio Day that began in 1946, will this year include send­ing to broad­cast­ers free arti­cles, audio and video mes­sages from opin­ion lead­ers, celebri­ties, and UNESCO Good­will Ambassadors.
‑Jim Lin­ton VK3PC, IARU Region 3 Chair­man, Dis­as­ter Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Committee