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Introduction to the Disaster Law Programme

David Fisher, Coordinator IFRC Disaster Law Programme

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Disaster law Law and disasters

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Disaster law Law and disasters

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Disaster law Movement history: action and law

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Disaster law

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Disaster lawInternational Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent

2003: Request to IFRC to study IDRL

2007: Adoption of IDRL Guidelines

2011: Request to IFRC and NSs to support states on a broader range of disaster law issues

2015: Accelerating progress on IDRL; DRR and law checklist; first aid; SGBV

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Disaster law Regulation of international relief

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Disaster law IDRL projects and legislation passed

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Disaster law Example of the Colombian Red Cross

2010: MOU on IDRL cooperation 2012: CRC-led IDRL study 2012: Act 1523 2013: Strategic Plan on International

Cooperation 2015: IDRL Commission; additional

administrative protocols

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Disaster law Example of the Indonesian Red Cross

2007: DM Act, Law No. 24

2008: Regulation No. 23

2010: Guideline No. 22

2014: PMI impact study

2015: Work toward “disaster law roadmap”

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Disaster law Highlights in MENA

Regional workshop, Abu Dhabi, 2007

National workshop, Kuwait, 2012 Regional workshop, Doha, 2013

Input to League of Arab States Agreement

Development of GCC handbook Project now underway in Tunisia

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Disaster law Other regional partnerships

16 regional organizations engaged

Head of state summits ACS, SICA, PIF

Sample of developing stories AU humanitarian asst. policy SAARC MOU and study CIS Parliamentary Assembly EAC Legislative Assembly

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Disaster law Legislation for disaster risk reduction

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Disaster law Regulatory barriers to shelter

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Disaster law Next steps

• Greater focus on MENA region

• Emergency deployment capacity

• Checklists for domestic response and recovery

• Cooperation with WHO on foreign medical teams certification

• Integrating legal information to DRR educational programming