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Main functions of existing regional arrangements

Regional arrangements for disaster cooperation in other parts of the world David Fisher, Coordinator IFRC Disaster Law Programme. Main functions of existing regional arrangements. Relationship with international systems. Pluses and minuses. Americas – region - wide.

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Main functions of existing regional arrangements

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  1. Regional arrangements for disaster cooperation in other parts of the worldDavid Fisher, Coordinator IFRC Disaster Law Programme

  2. Main functions of existingregional arrangements

  3. Relationship with international systems

  4. Pluses and minuses

  5. Americas – region-wide • Organization of American States • Inter-American Convention (1991) • Never used, but new states starting to ratify • Reference to NGOs – but weak • Annual conferences on “Enhancing International Humanitarian Partnerships” since 2008 • Regional legal compendium • New CELAC

  6. Americas – subregionalpowers CDEMA - Caribbean • Detailed provisions for regionaloperations • New DRR focus CEPREDENAC – Central America • ForeignMinistriesManual • Humanitarian coordination centres concept CAPRADE – Andean countries • No permanent secretariat • ForeignMinistriesManual

  7. Asia-Pacific – subregionalonly • ASEAN – SoutheastAsia • Disaster treatyadopted in 2005 • Use in Cyclone Nargis • Applies to NGOs and RC too! • Committee for relations with civil society • Food Security Reserve, 1979 - • Never used • SAARC – South Asia • New disastertreatyadopted in 2011 • Food Bank Agreement (1987, 2007) • Never used

  8. Central Asia • Overlapsbetweenregional blocs (Shanghai CooperationOrganization, Commonwealth of Independent States) • Over a dozenregionaltreaties! • Manyoverlaps – somediscrepencies • Stillmany gaps in practice

  9. Overlapsinto the Horn • Organization of IslamicCooperation • Humanitarian department in 2008 • The Commonwealth • Law Ministers meetings in 2010 • 3 IHL conferenceswith the RC/RC • Have alsoaddresseddisasterlaw

  10. Europe • Lisbon Treaty • Responsibility of mutual assistance • EC Civil Protection Mechanism • Operational coordination inside and outside Europe • Training and “Modules” • EU Guidelines on “Host Nation Support” • NATO • MOU on Civilian assistance

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