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Disaster Law newsletter (August 2012)

30 August 2012

UN member states welcome IDRL progress at the Economic and Social Council

This year, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) continued its engagement and interest in international disaster response laws, rules and principles (IDRL).
International Law Commission debates the conditions of international disaster assistance
30 August 2012

International Law Commission debates the conditions of international disaster assistance

At its annual session in Geneva this July, the ILC advanced on several new articles for its “Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters,”
Study on Colombia’s law on international disaster assistance launched
30 August 2012

Study on Colombia’s law on international disaster assistance launched

On August 17, the Colombia Red Cross Society (CRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies launched their “Study on Legal Preparedness
New study examines Mozambique’s legal preparedness for international disaster cooperation
30 August 2012

New study examines Mozambique’s legal preparedness for international disaster cooperation

The Mozambique Red Cross Society (MRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have released a new study
National Societies of the Americas create new network on disaster law
30 August 2012

National Societies of the Americas create new network on disaster law

El 25 de Junio, los representantes de 22 Sociedades Nacionales de la Cruz Roja de las Américas se reunieron en Panamá para crear la primera red regional del ...
Kuwaiti Red Crescent organizes the country’s first IDRL workshop
30 August 2012

Kuwaiti Red Crescent organizes the country’s first IDRL workshop

On July 1-2, the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society (KRCS) organized the country’s first national workshop on international disaster response laws, rules and principles ...
KL workshop explores solutions to regulatory barriers
30 August 2012

Shelter from the storm: KL workshop explores solutions to regulatory barriers

National Red Cross Societies from Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam came together with other humanitarian partners in Kuala Lumpur on 17-18 July to ...
Experts from the Americas provide comments on the Model Act
30 August 2012

Experts from the Americas provide comments on the Model Act on IDRL

On 26 June 2012, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ...
Manila workshop plots course for IDRL process in the Philippines
30 August 2012

Manila workshop plots course for IDRL process in the Philippines

On 26 June 2012, the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs convened a national workshop in Manila in conjunction with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the ...
Indonesia Red Cross unpacks issues concerning customs in natural disaster relief
30 August 2012

The Indonesia Red Cross Society unpacks issues concerning the role of customs in natural disaster relief

In May of this year, representatives of the Indonesia Red Cross Society joined Indonesian customs and disaster management officials in participating in a regional ...
Jamaica Red Cross and ODPEM organise IDRL Workshop
30 August 2012

Jamaica Red Cross and ODPEM (Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management) organise an IDRL Workshop

August 16th 2012 was a landmark day for disaster policy in Jamaica as over thirty of the island’s government officials, legal specialists and civil society ...
Dr Bosko Jakovljevic
30 August 2012

Profile in disaster law advocacy: Dr Bosko Jakovljevic

Dr Bosko Jakovljevic joined the former Yugoslav Red Cross Society in 1947 as a volunteer, to contribute to its humanitarian relief work, and especially its work with ...

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