The devastating earthquake in January 2010 saw an increased commitment between the IFRC and the Haitian Red Cross Society (HRC) in working together to improve the coordination of international relief efforts in order to be better prepared for future disasters.
The IFRC and the HRC have been working together to strengthen Haiti's national legislative framework for dealing with international disaster response operations, providing support to the Government on the numerous legal initiatives touching on IDRL currently underway in the country.
Additionally we are advocating for legal preparedness for disaster response and disseminating legal and policy instruments among national stakeholders to build capacity and raise awareness about the importance of disaster law in Haiti.
News:
Reports:
In January 2012, the IFRC, in cooperation with the Haitian Red Cross Society, published the report IDRL in Haiti - A study on the legal framework for the facilitation and regulation of international disaster response in Haiti. The report provides recommendations to the Haitian Government on how to strengthen its legal framework for international disaster response, particularly in the light of the 2010 earthquake and the massive international response operation that followed. Some of these recommendations are currently being considered for implementation by the Haitian Government.
Videos:
Presentations IDRL- ACS Event (22 April 2013):
- Propos de bienvenue du Ministre des Affaires Etrangères, Son Excellence Monsieur Pierre-Richard Casimir lors de l’ouverture de l’atelier sur le « Renforcement de la préparation juridique pour l’assistance internationale suite aux catastrophes naturelles dans les pays de l’Association des Etats de la Caraïbe »
- Le droit relatif à la réponse internationale aux désastres (IDRL) en Haïti , Michaèle Amédée Gédéon, M.D., M.P.H., Présidente de la Croix-Rouge Haïtienne
- Réponse au tremblement de terre et travail en cours: Direction de la Protection Civile, Rose-Luce Cadot- Prevot, Spécialiste en Gestion des Risques et des Désastres, USAID/OFDA attachée à la Direction de la Protection Civile
- Fortalecimiento de la Preparación Jurídica para la Asistencia Internacional ante Desastres en los Países Miembros de la Asociación de Estados del Caribe: Experiencias de la Cruz Roja Dominicana, Arq. Gustavo Lara, Secretary General, Dominican Red Cross
- International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and Principles: Global and regional developments, Isabelle Granger, Coordinator for the Americas IFRC Disaster Law Programme
- Fortalecimiento de la preparación legal en casos de desastre en los países de la AEC, Experiencia de México, Lic. Anne Lice Hernández Alba, Coordinadora de Apoyos y Enlace Interinstitucional, Proteccion Civil Mexico
- Gestion del Riesgo de Desastres en Colombia, Natalia Segura, International Cooperation, Unidad Nacional de Gestion del Riesgo