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“Building resilience to disasters and climate change is not just a priority – it’s the only path ahead”, stated Mr. Martin Tofinga, President of Kiribati Red Cross Society, Chair of the Disaster and Climate Policy Workshop within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Council of Delegates.

November 2017 marked 10 years since the adoption of the Guidelines for the Domestic Facilitation and Regulation of International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance, more commonly known as the ‘IDRL Guidelines’.

The American Red Cross launched the North American Humanitarian Response Summit Project (the “NAHRS Project”) in September 2017 to improve the effectiveness of cross-border response to a potential catastrophic disaster in North America.

In 2017, the IFRC’s Americas Regional Office signed two important Memorandums of Understanding that aim to promote the reduction of the effects of disasters caused by natural or human events and to strengthen disaster risk management systems in the region.

The fifth edition of the International Disaster Law Course will take place in San Remo, Italy, from 18 to 22 June 2018.

On 30 April, IFRC President Francesco Rocca, Secretary General Elhadj As Sy and Dr. Kerem Kinik, IFRC’s Vice President for Europe visited Kyrgyzstan to foster cooperation in disaster prevention among the National Society, the Government and the IFRC.

“How can policy and trade help disasters? What can the World Trade Organization do to support disasters?”

The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM), and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) officially launched a new report on “ASEAN Disaster Law Mapping – Implementing AADMER: A Regional Stock-take” on 2 May 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

In recent years, the African Union (AU) has significantly stepped up its mandate to support its membership in strengthening national laws to better prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters.

Globally, SGBV is the leading cause of death and disability among women, higher than traffic accidents, cancer and conflict. It is estimated that one third of women experience physical, sexual or emotional violence in their lifetime.