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On July 1-2, the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society (KRCS) organized the country’s first national workshop on international disaster response laws, rules and principles (IDRL) in Kuwait City, with technical support from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Dr Fawzi is the Head of International Relations and International Law at the Qatar Red Crescent. Dr Fawzi has been a prominent advocate for International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and Principles (IDRL) in the Gulf region in the past few years, and even more so recently.

On 29 February, the Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) cooperated with the Office of the Prime Minister in their first joint training on disaster law. It gathered representatives of the Lebanese government, including legal advisers of several ministries, civil defence forces, the Internal Security Forces and representatives of the provincial and governorate authorities.  

Israel has known more than its share of humanitarian emergencies, primarily due to conflicts and terrorist attacks. Increasingly, however, the Israeli Magen David Adom (IMDA) and Israeli authorities are also worrying about future natural disasters and international disaster response laws rules and principles (IDRL). We interviewed Chaim Rafalowski, IMDA’s Disaster Management and EU Projects Coordinator  to learn more.

The University of Reading’s School of Law is about to launch what can be considered the first disaster law master’s programme.

Over the last year, the Spanish Red Cross and the Complutense University of Madrid have been collaborating on a study of the regulation and coordination of Spanish actors involved in international humanitarian assistance. As part of this process, on February 9th, they convened a workshop of governmental and non-govern-mental agencies to discuss both domestic and international systems of humanitarian coordination.

April 8 was an exceptional day in the life of the Polish Red Cross. Working with our partners in the Polish National Security Bureau (BBN), we convened our country’s first workshop on the issue of the legal facilitation of international disaster relief.