BRIEFING KIT

After the first workshop1. Red Crescent Societies of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan conducted similar nationalIDRL trainings in their countries.2. With support from the IFRC, the Kazakhstan RC (jointly with the Ministry of Emergencies) hasalso conducted a full review of national legislation in Kazakhstan in the light of the IDRLGuidelines and developed concrete proposals for new legislation (currently pending).3. The UNDP offices in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan with support from the Red Crescent Societieshave also launched similar assessments of their national legislation.3. Second IDRL Conference, 2011Goal - facilitate exchange of information, experiences and resources related to the facilitation andregulation of international disaster relief among Central Asian countries.Moreover, in November 2011, the 31 st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescentwill again take up the issue of disaster laws, including not only the issue of regulating internationalrelief but also how legislation can promote effective disaster risk reduction at the community level, andhow governments and disaster responders can overcome regulatory barriers to the provision ofemergency and transitional shelter after disasters. This workshop will thus also be an opportunity topreview these new issues and provide input from the region as to how they will be framed at theglobal level.