WFP's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Technical Working Group (TWG) aims to build a community of stakeholders around the safe and responsible use of drones in humanitarian activities. The TWG serves as a platform to exchange ideas, best practices and help improve multi-stakeholder buy-in and coordination. There are four key areas of focus: Ethics, Regulations and Operations, Imagery, and Connectivity.
Timeframe
September 2020 - Present
Collaborators
Airborne International Response Team
American Red Cross
COOPI
ECHO
Elistair
Emergency.Lu
Ericsson
ETC
FCDO
Flight Safety Foundation
GIZ
GlobalMedic
GlobHe
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Humanitarian Open Street Map
ICAO
ICRC
INGD
Interagency Supply Chain Group’s UAS Coordinating Body
IOM
Loon
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
MSF
OICT
OpenDroneMap
Outreach Outsight International
Politecnico di Torino
Queens University Belfast
RSS-HYDRO
Spooky Action Robotics
UAV for Payload Delivery Working Group
UNDP Malawi
UNHCR
UNICEF
UNICEF- African drone & data academy
University of Twente
University of Zurich
USAID
VillageReach
WHO
World Bank
World Economic Forum
