International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and Principles (IDRL) programme: annual report

This document reports on the IDRL programme, which seeks to reduce human vulnerability by promoting legal preparedness for disasters, in particular with regard to international assistance. It provides a programme summary of the work completed in the three main areas: (1) collaborating with national societies to provide technical assistance to interested governments on the implementation of the IDRL Guidelines; (2) building the capacity of national societies, IFRC staff and humanitarian partners to promote and use the IDRL Guidelines and related instruments; and (3) disseminating and promoting the IDRL Guidelines and related instruments and fostering new collaborative research on domestic legislative issues in domestic response, international disaster cooperation and disaster risk reduction. It then gives an account of the financial situation and the number of people reached, and acknowledges the programme's partners.