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Hopes remain high for a strong 
agreement on climate change 
in Copenhagen this week, with 
a binding agreement to be 
finalized soon.  If successful, 
these efforts could herald a 
new era in disaster law.   
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Disaster law after Copenhagen:  a new era? 
The IFRC has just released 
three comprehensive studies 
of the legal frameworks in 
Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam 
in light of the IDRL Guidelines.    
These studies follow on over a 
year of research.  
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New reports on Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam 
UPCOMING EVENTS 
Vienna, 13 January 
IDRL workshop hosted by 
the Austrian Red Cross 
and the Government of 
Austria 
ALSO IN THIS EDITION 
 
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New IFRC strategy 
commits to disaster law 
advocacy
 
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Red Cross Council 
marks progress on IDRL
 
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Colombian Red Cross 
hosts IDRL workshop
  
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Andean jurists debate 
rights and disaster law
  
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CDEMA member states 
consider the IDRL 
Guidelines
 
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EU civil protection forum 
eyes host nation support
 
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EU National Societies 
host IDRL workshops
 
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Special thanks
 
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Our donors
 
Drawing on a global survey of 
governments and National 
Societies, this report highlights 
the progress thus far in using 
the Guidelines to improving the 
regulation of international 
disaster relief operations.  
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The IDRL Guidelines two years on 
Sierra Leone project moves to final phase 
On  December 4,  the Sierra 
Leone Red Cross Society and 
the Sierra Leone Office of 
National Security hosted their 
second national IDRL 
workshop in the context of the 
IFRC’s technical assistance 
project.  
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Questions?  Comments?  
Write us at: 
idrl@ifrc.org
E-newsletter N°21 / December 2009 
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