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IFRC Disaster Law Annual Report 2025: Strengthening legal and regulatory frameworks for safer, more resilient communities at national, regional and global levels
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The IFRC Disaster Law Annual Report 2025 captures a year of progress in strengthening the laws, policies, strategies and plans that help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters around the world.
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Devastation in the Philippines
28 October, 2024|Event
Advancing the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters
Geneva
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Conference attendees
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The road to the first ever Asia Pacific disaster law conference
Asia Pacific
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9th International Disaster Law Course
18 - 27 November, 2024|Event
9th International Disaster Law Course
Global
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EWS Madagascar
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Supporting Early Warning Early Action through Laws and Policies
Africa
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Town Hall: Legal Frameworks for EWEA
6 August, 2024|Event
Town Hall: Legal Frameworks for EWEA
Global
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2023 Annual report
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2023 Annual Report
Global
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Webinar panelists
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High-Level Regional Asia Pacific Webinar on the Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters
Asia Pacific
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DA webinar text
12 July, 2024|Event
High-Level Regional Asia Pacific Webinar on the Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters
Asia Pacific
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Caribbean webinar
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Webinar: Updating provisions on international humanitarian assistance for the Model CDM Policy & Legislation
Caribbean
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Nepal EQ
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Conference to highlight the need for strong disaster law in Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific
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MENA
25 June, 2024|Event
Disaster Law and the auxiliary role in the Middle East & North Africa
Middle East and North Africa
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LRCS x IFRC DRM ecosystem assessment
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DRM Ecosystem Assessment piloted in the Kingdom of Lesotho
Lesotho
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2004 tsunami
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IFRC marks 20 years of disaster law as we step closer to a global disaster treaty
Global
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SIDS4 Flyer
30 May, 2024|Event
Strengthening disaster and climate risk governance: From hurricanes to health emergencies
Antigua and Barbuda
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Legislative review process
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A step-by-step guide to legislative review processes
Global
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Resilient Islands Project
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Innovative partnership equips Caribbean communities to combat climate crisis
Caribbean
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