IDRL International Disaster Response Laws Rules and Principles

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 www. ifrc. org Saving lives, changing minds. Slide 1

IDRL Why legal preparedness to international disaster response? NGOs 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Gujarat (2001) www. ifrc. org Saving lives, changing minds. Slide 2 Bam (2003) Aceh (2004) Haiti (2010)

IDRL 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 § § § www. ifrc. org Saving lives, changing minds. Effectiveness Right level of supervision Respect of sovereignty and humanitarian principles Slide 3

IDRL 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 www. ifrc. org Saving lives, changing minds. Slide 4

IDRL 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 § … § www. ifrc. org Saving lives, changing minds. Slide 5

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

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

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

IDRL in Haiti § § § § § www. ifrc. org Saving lives, changing minds. 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 … Slide 9

IDRL In Europe § Study of the EU framework- 2010 § 6 case studies: Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Netherland, England www. ifrc. org Saving lives, changing minds. § Guidelines «Host Nation Support» - 2012 § Changes in the laws in Norway, Finland, new procedures in Netherland § 2013: Studies in Iceland, Ireland, Finland, Latvia, Poland Slide 10

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

IDRL 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 § www. ifrc. org Saving lives, changing minds. Slide 12

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