Workshop on the Regional Legal Compendium of Regulatory Instruments for the Management of International Humanitarian Assistance in Emergencies
Panama City, Panama, October 24-25, 2011
This event was co-hosted by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, the Ministry of Foreign Relations, International Trade and Culture of Argentina, the White Helmets Commission of Argentina, the International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and Principles (IDRL) Programme, and the United Nations Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs.
The workshop aimed to build the capacity of government focal points in completion of the regional legal tool the Regional Legal Compendium of Regulatory Instruments for the Management of International Humanitarian Assistance in Emergencies. The tool is the result of annual intergovernmental meetings on Enhancing International Humanitarian Partnerships. As well, the workshop provided a forum for analysis of disaster law themes such as the IDRL Guidelines, Regulatory Barriers to Shelter and Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction. Participants were also afforded the opportunity to dialogue on disaster law themes in preparation for the 31st International Conference.
Documents
Summary report of the workshop (will be available soon)
General Information for Participants
- Agenda
- List of participants
- Participant notes and training materials
- Document index
- Regional Legal Compendium of Regulatory Instruments for the Management of International Humanitarian Assistance in Emergencies (in Spanish)
Presentations (in Spanish)
- Introduction to Applicable International Law, Teresa Camacho, IFRC
- Introduction to the Regional Legal Compendium, Barbara Schijman, White Helmets Commission of Argentina
- Applicable Criteria for International Humanitarian Assistance in Cases of Disaster, Liliana López Ortiz, Director of Global Affairs of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
- Introduction to Applicable Regional and Subregional Instruments and Mechanisms, Pablo González, Organisation of American States
- Coordination for International Humanitarian Assistance in Central America, Walter Wintzer, CEPREDENAC
- Operational Guide for Mutual Assistance in the Face of Disasters in the Andean Countries, Reina Amparo Gallego, CAPRADE
- Agreement between Member States and Associate Members of the Association of Caribbean States for Regional Cooperation in Natural Disasters, Eduardo Gonzalez, ACS
- Colombian Matrix, Reina Amparo Gallego, Legal Advisor, Directorate of Disaster Management, Colombia
- Peruvian Chapter, Luís Pitta Pereyra, Chief of Legal Affairs Office, INDECI, Peru
- Introduction to the criteria for the use of military resources and foreign civil protection in disasters, Nelson Castaño, Coordinator of Disaster Risk Reduction for the Americas, IFRC
- Introduction to the Model Act and Pledges for the XXXI International Conference, Teresa Camacho, IFRC
Training Materials
Country Profile of Xland