Saving lives, changing minds. IDRL Slide 1 IDRL International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and Principles Global and regional developments Pétion-Ville, Haiti, 22 April 2013 Isabelle Granger, Coordinator for the Americas IFRC Disaster Law Programme

Saving lives, changing minds. IDRL Slide 2 Why legal preparedness to international disaster response? NGOs

Saving lives, changing minds. IDRL Slide 3 Origin of the IDRL Guidelines 6 years of research  Frequent problems but rarely discussed  Lack of legal preparation Two problem areas  Barriers to effective and swift entry  Lack of quality, coordination, respect Challenges  Effectiveness  Right level of supervision  Respect of sovereignty and humanitarian principles

Saving lives, changing minds. IDRL Slide 4 State-of-the-art Global Standard International Conference of Red Cross and Red Crescent  Adoption of the IDRL Guidelines (2007)  Recall the urgency (2011) General Assembly of the United Nations  8 resolutions calling on states to use the IDRL Guidelines

Saving lives, changing minds. IDRL Slide 5 Developments at global level  EU: “Guidelines for Host Nation Support”  ASEAN: Strategic Guidance for Humanitarian Assistance  AU: Draft version of the “Humanitarian Policy Framework”  Arab League: Reformulation of its cooperation agreement  …

Saving lives, changing minds. IDRL Slide 6 Developments at regional level in the Americas  CAPRADE: Regional Manual  CEPREDENAC: Regional Meeting  CDEMA: Model Disaster Management Legislation  EIHP: Regional Legal Compendium  ACS: Permanent activity  OAS: Working Group, Resolution 2750

Saving lives, changing minds. IDRL Slide 7 Developments at national level

Saving lives, changing minds. IDRL Slide 8 Use of the IDRL Guidelines in the Americas  Peru + Colombia + Mexico  New law + regulation  Haiti  Draft laws  Guatemala  RLC+Law  Jamaica  Project+ Law  Costa Rica  RLC  Argentina + Ecuador + Dom. Rep.  Project

Saving lives, changing minds. IDRL Slide 9 IDRL in Haiti  Draft law SNGRD  Draft law electronic communication  Draft law on medications  Draft law on NGOs and associations  Custom Code  Contingency Plan for seismic risks  Protocols for coordination of foreign assistance  Update to National Operations Emergency Centre  Early warning system for floods  …

Saving lives, changing minds. IDRL Slide 10 In Europe  Study of the EU framework  6 case studies: Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Netherland, England  Guidelines «Host Nation Support»  Changes in the laws in Norway, Finland, new procedures in Netherland  2013: Studies in Iceland, Ireland, Finland, Latvia, Poland

Saving lives, changing minds. IDRL Slide 11 Other examples  Indonesia  Law + regulation+ Guidelines  Pakistan  Study; Guidelines project  Kazakhstan  Civil Protection Law  New Zealand  Procedures  Namibia  New law  …

Saving lives, changing minds. IDRL Slide 12 New horizons  Model Act and Model Decree  DRR legislation  Desk studies in 28 countries; country studies in 11 countries  Development of a “checklist for lawmakers”  Legal barriers to the provision of temporary shelters  Ownership questions, gender equity  Operational solutions

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