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On 30 January 2014, a draft “Superior Decree for the Facilitation of International Humanitarian Operations” was presented as part of the Meeting for the Coordination and Information of the Reactive Management organized by the National Institute of Civil Defence of Peru (INDECI).

This September, Peru initiated a process to further develop its legal framework for international disaster assistance.

On October 19th, the IFRC, Peruvian Red Cross and Peruvian government convened the first workshop of the working group for the Peru IDRL technical assistance project in Lima.

This year, the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) Team has invited the IFRC to provide legal expertise, particularly on IDRL, on several of its “preparedness missions”

On 4 April  2013, more than 50 representatives of several public institutions and governmental authorities gathered to discuss Paraguay’s legal preparedness for disasters. The workshop took place in conjunction with the drafting of the new emergency regulation to Law 2615, which established the National Emergency Secretariat, and the adoption of a new national policy on risks management.

We spoke with Anne Lice Hernández Alba, Relief Coordinator and Inter-institutional Focal Point of the Mexican Civil Protection Department.

On 29 January 2013, representatives from thirty local and international organisations gathered in Kingston, Jamaica to review the findings of a study on Jamaica’s legal preparedness to facilitate international relief following a major disaster.

Thursday August 16th 2012 was a landmark day for disaster policy in Jamaica as over thirty of the island’s government officials, legal specialists and civil society representatives gathered to review the future of the country’s International Disaster Response Law.

Honduras conducted a simulation exercise from 17 to 19 April to test the effectiveness of the Regional Mechanisms of Mutual Assistance in case of Disasters (MECREG). The simulation exercise was organised by the Honduras Permanent Contingency Commission, with support from UN OCHA and the World Food Programme.

From 23-26 April, heads of state and government from across the Caribbean convened in Port-au-Prince, Haiti for the 5th Summit of Heads of State and/or Government of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).