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IDRL
Disaster LawThe Haiti Project
Panama, 19 September 2013
IFRC Disaster Law Programme
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The Disaster Law Programme
Created in 2001 by a resolution of the RC RC Council of Delegates
The Disaster Law Programme works in 3 areas:
Technical Assistance Capacity Building Advocacy, dissemination and research
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The IDRL Guidelines
Adopted by consensus by the XXX International Conference in 2007
Compile existing international standards and best practices
Recommendations to governments on how to prepare the national laws and procedures for international assistance
Implementation - new laws in at least 10 countries; IDRL projects in more than 20 countries and Model Legislation
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Project in Haiti
2010 Earthquake
2011 IDRL Report
2012 IDRL Consultant
2013 DL Delegate
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The IDRL Report in Haiti
Developed in 2010 and 2011 in cooperation between CRH and IFRC and in consultation with various governmental actors, national and international
Analyses the international response to the earthquake of 12 January 2010:
Problems encountered
Mechanisms put in place
National legislative framework
Makes recommendations to the Haitian government in accordance with the IDRL Guidelines
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Achievements
Comments provided to 2 Bills: Importation of Medicines during an Emergency Facilitation of Communications during an
Emergency
Establishment with DPC and PAM of an inter-ministerial working group to work on Customs Clearance of Humanitarian Goods during Emergencies
Disaster Law workshop during the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) Heads of States Summit
Pétion Ville Declaration adopted by the ACS Heads of States, committing to legal preparedness on IDRL issues
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Shelter Law
Desk-study report on the Regulatory barriers to the provision of emergency and transitional shelter Lack of land registration Work needed on conflict
resolution and expropriation
An additional field-study report has been prepared Practical implications of the
legal gaps: interviews with stakeholders
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Objectives for 2013
Development of a National Action Plan on the facilitation and regulation of international disaster assistance by the DCP and other government entities
Bi-national conference with Dominican Republic to continue the dialogue on IDRL issues
Training of the HRC, government, and partner IGOs and NGOs to improve their skills and knowledge on Disaster Law
Additional technical assistance aiming at the adoption of new laws, regulations and procedures.
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Scope for work in 2014
Supporting the implementation of the National Action Plan
Supporting the ongoing working group on Customs clearance of humanitarian goods during emergencies
Bilateral initiatives with Dominican Republic
Addressing the regulatory barrier on emergency and transitional shelter
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Lessons Learned
Legal Operational In a major international relief operation, legal risks and
challenges are inevitable. An IFRC legal delegate should be deployed for a
temporary period onsite in the early days of the operation.
Second wave deployment for recovery and preparedness
Disaster Law Advocacy and technical support on IDRL at the early
stages of the response operation DL should be included in any HD Plan of Action Disaster Law should be part of any recovery plan of
action Many legal issues could be avoided through national
legal preparedness prior to a disaster.
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Conclusion and ways forward
Pilot deployments of a legal delegate to support large emergency operations (FACT/RIT)
Future deployments of a disaster law delegate through the Shelter Cluster and other appropriate mechanisms related to the overall relief effort
Integrate IDRL work as part of the IFRC’s standard recovery work in disaster-affected countries
Place special emphasis on IDRL advocacy in disaster prone countries as a preparedness measure
Coordination and information sharing with humanitarian partners
Collaboration and support to HNS and PNS on
common legal concerns
Direct advice to IFRC operation
Deployed Legal Delegate
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON DISASTER LAW, PLEASE CONTACT:
In GenevaDavid Fisher, Global Disaster Law Programme Coordinator Email: [email protected]; phone: 141 22 730 4360In Panama CityIsabelle Granger, Americas Disaster Law Programme CoordinatorEmail: [email protected]; phone: +507 317 3050In HaitiRocio Escauriaza, Disaster Law DelegateEmail: [email protected]; phone: +509 31705985Addis AbabaIda Marstein, Africa Disaster Law Programme CoordinatorEmail: [email protected]; phone: +251 11 551 4571In Kuala LumpurTessa Kelly, Asia-Pacific Disaster Law Programme CoordinatorEmail: [email protected]; phone: + 60 3 9207 5764 In SuvaFinau Limuloa, Humanitarian Diplomacy Delegate for the PacificEmail: [email protected]; phone: +679 331 1855
