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On June 11th, the Nepal Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC) convened partners to launch a new study by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on “Regulatory barriers to providing emergency and transitional shelter after disasters” in Nepal. 

In April 2013, a three-month study was launched in Nepal, looking at regulatory barriers to the provision of emergency and transitional shelter after disasters.

On November 30th, the Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs and the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), supported by IFRC, co-hosted a workshop in Kathmandu, where NRCS’ legal department presented its draft “Legal Preparedness Study for Strengthening Legal and Policy Framework for International Disaster Response in Nepal."

We spoke to Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) Executive Director, Mr. Umesh Prasad Dhakal, about recent developments in Nepal and NRCS’s involvement.

The IDRL programme has released new case studies on IDRL issues in Indonesia, Fiji and Nepal.

A new and revitalised legal base for disaster risk reduction and response has emerged in Mongolia, with the recent passage of the revised Disaster Protection Law.

To enhance its preparedness for future disasters, Mongolia is including a new chapter on international humanitarian assistance in the revised version of its 2003 Law on Disaster Protection.

On October 7-8, the Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) hosted a two-day workshop on “Legal Preparedness for International Disaster Response in Mongolia” Ulaanbaatar.

A series of dedicated events in Yangon and Nay Pyi Daw and have generated new momentum for the strengthening of the legal framework for disaster management in Myanmar.

On May 29th, the Federation organized a special meeting in Kuala Lumpur of National Societies from Southeast Asia to discuss measures to scale up relief efforts to communities affected by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.