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Pacific
Community, national, regional and international humanitarian responders came together for Fiji's Earthquake and Tsunami Response National Exercise in October 2023.
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Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific is facing an unprecedented escalation in climate-related disasters. Recent flooding in Afghanistan and Pakistan, droughts in China and Kiribati and heatwaves in India and Japan show that these disasters have the potential to cause widespread disruption and severely impact the lives and livelihoods of millions of people.
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Pacific
The inaugural Pacific Week of Anticipatory Action brought together leaders and civil society representatives from 15 Pacific Island Countries, along with regional partners including the United Nations (UN) and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
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Europe
The Portuguese Red Cross is working to strengthen its capabilities in legal preparedness for disaster with trainings led by IFRC’s Disaster Law Focal Point for Europe Tommaso Natoli, based at the Italian Red Cross.
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Global
As world leaders gather for COP 28, IFRC Disaster Law is calling for governments to legally mandate and allocate roles and responsibilities for early warning early action (EWEA) to help keep communities safe and save lives
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Global
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in collaboration with the Institute of Law, Emergencies and Disasters (LEAD), Sphere India, the NAPSIPAG Disaster Research Group (NDRG) and the Institute of Social Sciences are hosting a conference addressing the urgent need for better coordination and cooperation in disaster risk reduction and disaster preparedness and response.
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Caribbean
Re-engineering the Caribbean regulatory framework for international disaster relief and humanitarian assistance in the context of comprehensive disaster management- a call to action!
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Global
Practitioners and academics from across the humanitarian and legal sectors came together for a course on law for the prevention and management of disasters as the world experiences more frequent and intense disasters.