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IFRC participated in ASEAN-OXFAM’s Peer to Peer (P2P) Journey Learning Conference 17 – 18 May, 2017 to share its experiences in peer learning and exchange through its disaster law programme.

On the 9th of October, 2015, over a hundred representatives from governments, civil society, and the humanitarian and development sectors gathered together in Phnom Penh to celebrate ASEAN Day for Disaster Management and International Day for Disaster Reduction.

First aid is a proven, cost-effective measure to save lives.

Are our laws actually helping to reduce the risk of disasters? This is the question that a number of countries have been seeking to address by making use of the Checklist on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction over the last several months.

The IFRC has released the results of a survey carried out with the assistance of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Development Programme, World Bank Group, World Customs Organization, World Food Programme and the World Trade Organization on disaster relief, regulation and protection.

The International and Comparative Disaster Law Essay Contest aims to stimulate creative thinking and analysis about disaster law amongst graduate and undergraduate students around the world.

The IFRC's Disaster Law Programme wishes to congratulate Giovanni Sciaccaluga for winning the 2015 international and comparative disaster law essay contest. This essay contest aims to stimulate creative thinking and analysis about disaster law in a comparative and/or international perspective.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the American Society of International Law Disaster Law Interest Group (ASIL DLIG), the Jean Monnet Module on “International and EU Law” at Roma Tre University and the International Disaster Law Project (IDL) of the Universities of Bologna, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Roma Tre and Uninettuno are extremely pleased to announce the winner of the Second Annual International and Comparative Disaster Law Essay Contest!

Disaster risk management (DRM) and governance in Nepal is in good hands – the hands of the communities and their local authorities who are most affected by disasters and climate change.