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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.
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With the frequency and severity of natural disasters on the rise, Fiji is taking proactive steps to ensure its National Humanitarian Policy is inclusive and effective.
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IFRC has consolidated its 20 years of research and recommendations on disaster law in a new guidance document, the Guidelines on Disaster Risk Governance. A pilot version of the Guidelines has been released for consultation.
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A new report from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has found that disaster recovery is often overlooked in domestic disaster laws, policies and plans.
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IFRC supports the development of a new treaty based on the Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters to help save lives and keep communities safe by strengthening the management of disasters and disaster risk.
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In the lead-up to this year's International Disaster Law course, we spoke to Thomas Mulder about his time on the disaster law course and why anyone interested should apply.