Disaster Law newsletter (April 2012)

30 April 2012

IFRC engages with Haiti president on disaster law

On the occasion of the 2012 Inter-American Conference of the Red Cross , top leaders of the IFRC and President Michel-Joseph Martelly of Haiti recently met to discuss the importance of strong legal frameworks for disaster risk reduction and disaster response.  In a meeting with Haiti President Martelly on 14 March 2012, IFRC President...
New international Guidelines on Food Security and Governance of Tenure
30 April 2012

New international Guidelines on Food Security and Governance of Tenure

By Nadia Khoury Following on from the Voluntary Guidelines on the Realisation of the Right to Food (approved in 2004), intergovernmental  negotiations on the text of n...
Cambodia’s path to a new and improved legal framework for international disaster assistance
30 April 2012

Cambodia’s path to a new and improved legal framework for international disaster assistance

By Aishah Amin, Lucia Cipullo and Tessa Kelly Cambodia’s new draft law on disaster management, if passed in its current form later this year, is set to be one of the...
Inter-American Red Cross conference highlights legal preparedness for disasters
30 April 2012

Inter-American Red Cross conference highlights legal preparedness for disasters

By Isabelle Granger On 14-16 March 2012, some 280 delegates from the National Red Cross Societies of the Americas gathered with partner organizations in Montrouis, Hai...
Governments and National Societies assess legal preparedness in the Horn of Africa
30 April 2012

Governments and National Societies assess legal preparedness in the Horn of Africa

By Sanne Boswijk From 17 to 19 April 2012, representatives from countries in the Horn of Africa gathered in Mombasa, Kenya, to review the legal lessons learned during...
Latin American and Caribbean governments discuss progress in improving regional cooperation in disaster response
30 April 2012

Latin American and Caribbean governments discuss progress in improving regional cooperation in disaster response

By María Mercedes Martínez On March 28-30, representatives of 29 countries and regional organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean met in Panama City for the 5...
Northern Africa consultation on the Kampala Convention emphasizes humanitarian cooperation
30 April 2012

Northern Africa consultation on the Kampala Convention emphasizes humanitarian cooperation

On April 24-26, the African Union organized a “Consultative Meeting with the Northern Region Countries on the Implementation of the Outcomes of the AU Special Summit o...
30 April 2012

Emory International Law Review publishes issue on disasters and law

By Nadia Khoury The Emory International Law Review, a legal journal associated with Emory University in  the United States, has published its most recent issue,...
Japan one year later: Conference on law and disasters in Japan and the Asia Pacific
30 April 2012

Japan one year later: Conference on law and disasters in Japan and the Asia Pacific

By Aishah Amin The 11th of March 2012 marked the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck Japan, leaving 20,000 people dead or missing....
30 April 2012

Canadian Council Conference on International Law in Times of Crisis and Emergency and call for papers

The Canadian Council on International Law (CCIL) is organising its 41st Annual Conference on the theme of “SOS International Law: International Law in Times of Crisis...

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