Today is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day — a day that we recognize and honour our 16.5 million volunteers who help more than 160 million people around the world each year. Over this past year, we’ve seen unprecedented levels of violence against our humanitarian workers.

This week, we are running a Legislative Advocacy training with National Society & IFRC colleagues in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, & Timor Leste! To find out more about this & other training 👇 disasterlaw.ifrc.org/toolbox

We are really proud to have worked with the Fijian Government & Fiji Red Cross Society on their Disaster Risk Management Bill. Great to see it tabled in Parliament! 👏👏👏

📋REGISTER NOW - join us in Aotearoa to discuss current issues relating to disasters, international law and its domestic implementation in Asia Pacific. apdisasterlaw.wixsite.com/disaster-law

Important read from my colleague Padmini Nayagam

Climate change adaptation & disaster risk reduction need to work together. For this to happen, domestic law & policy need to work together to regulate this relationship. disasterlaw.ifrc.org/node/818

Great to meet Asst. Secretary Almojuela of DFA Philippines 🇵🇭. The Philippines is the chair of the UNGA working group on the Draft Articles for the Protection of Persons in Disasters, so it was significant to connect regarding further collaboration and advocacy on the Draft Articles.

So pleased to be with my team IRL!

Great to be with my team at our conference in NZ, we've covered Turkey to India, across the Pacific & to here in Aotearoa as we delve into legal issues in disaster & into how we can turn research into impact.  Sound interesting? Join us online: apdisasterlaw.wixsite.com/disaster-law

This morning's discussion on science into practice and its role governing disasters brought experts from around the 🌏 - Francesca Munerol from CIMA Research Foundation, Dr. Carolynne Hultquist Jonatan Lassa & Smrithi Talwar GNS Science Te Pū Ao

Don't miss out - join us online for the final day of our disaster law conference 👇 apdisasterlaw.wixsite.com/disaster-law

Join us to learn more about the prospect of the first global treaty to protect people in disasters.

Will be a very interesting and timely panel, with a very wise bunch of experts from the region.

I'm biased, but as Adelina Kamal says, this webinar will be SUPER INTERESTING.

It's not too late to join!

Watch our webinar on the Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters and the prospect of the first global treaty for disasters. youtube.com/watch?v=RmyUlO…

Practical and insighhtful discussions from panelists on the prospect of a global disaster treaty - a must watch if you work in this space.

Great to see Fiji NDMO consulting with the community and other stakeholders for the development of Fiji's Community Based Disaster Risk Management Policy.

This #WorldHumanitarianDay, we stand in solidarity to demand the protection of our staff, volunteers, and the civilians we serve, and to remind Member States & parties to conflict of their moral & legal obligations to safeguard humanitarian workers and civilians. #ActForHumanity