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Five ways mobile technology can help in humanitarian emergencies

African migrants stranded in Costa Rica charge their phones at a makeshift camp at the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, in Penas Blancas, Costa Rica July 15, 2016

For people facing the reality of humanitarian emergencies, mobile technology is a lifeline. Image: REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

Mats Granryd
Chairman, Vattenfall
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