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Ten years ago, IFRC Disaster Law started work in the Pacific with the review of Vanuatu’s legal and policy framework for disasters in partnership with the Government of Vanuatu and Vanuatu Red Cross.

Across the diverse and vast region that is Asia, from Afghanistan to Japan, Mongolia to Timor Leste, IFRC Disaster Law has been providing disaster law technical support, capacity building, peer learning and research in 21 countries for more than 15 years.

​​​​​​​Malawi faces substantial disaster risks from floods and droughts as well as earthquakes, fires, epidemics and landslides. With half the population living below the poverty line, the impact of disasters on already vulnerable communities is significant.

María Mercedes Martínez talks about her work with IFRC on improving the conditions of the most vulnerable and working on policies that protect human life and dignity.