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Disaster Law newsletter (June 2012)

29 June 2012

OAS General Assembly adopts plan to promote disaster law

By María Mercedes Martínez At its forty-second regular session, held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, from June 3-5, 2012, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) adopted a new plan of action on disaster management, which highlights the importance of legal preparedness for international disaster cooperation.   In...
Newly re-named Food Assistance Convention now open for signature
29 June 2012

Newly re-named Food Assistance Convention now open for signature

By Nadia Khoury  On 25 April 2012, the parties to the Food Aid Convention adopted their most sweeping revision to the text to date, including a change of name to the “...
Asia-Pacific regional seminar examines the role of customs in natural disaster relief
29 June 2012

Asia-Pacific regional seminar examines the role of customs in natural disaster relief

By Lucia Cipullo In May 2012, the World Customs Organization (WCO), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International...
New disaster legislation in Colombia emphasizes prevention and preparedness
29 June 2012

New disaster legislation in Colombia emphasizes prevention and preparedness

By María Mercedes Martínez and Isabelle Granger On April 24, 2012, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia signed Act 1523, establishing the “National System for...
29 June 2012

Parliamentarians acknowledge the need for better legal preparedness for disasters

On the occasion of the 126th summit of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in Kampala, Uganda, from 31 March to 5 April, parliamentarians from some 20 countries...
Botswana’s DM community meets on IDRL in Gaborone
29 June 2012

Botswana’s DM community meets on IDRL in Gaborone

By Sanne Boswijk   “We are gathered here today to gain a better understanding of international disaster response law and to introspect on our own legal preparedness.”...
Putting Indonesia’s new disaster guidelines to the test
29 June 2012

Putting Indonesia’s new disaster guidelines to the test

By Aishah Amin The Indonesian Disaster Management Authority (also known as Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana, or BNPB), together with UN OCHA, recently conducted a...
Audit agencies collaborate on new approaches to oversee disaster aid
29 June 2012

Audit agencies collaborate on new approaches to oversee disaster aid

By Aishah Amin In view of the complexity of major disaster operations, the multitude of actors often involved, and the speed with which decisions need to be taken, it...
Tajik customs officials introduced to IDRL
29 June 2012

Tajik customs officials introduced to IDRL

By Abdulfattoh Shafiev At the request of the Tajik Customs Services, the IFRC provided an orientation on international disaster response laws, rules and principles...

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