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Facilitating international disaster response cooperation in the Americas: The IDRL Guidelines
1. Facilitating international disaster response cooperation in the Americas: The IDRL Guidelines David Fisher, Coordinator, International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and Principles (IDRL) Programme Davos, 2 June 2010
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Editor's Notes
At the same time, we are also seeing a rise in the numbers and variety of international actors prepared to provide assistance in those major disasters that capture media and public attention. This includes more governmental – especially military – actors (for example, over 30 military forces intervened after the 2004 tsunami). There are more National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies becoming involved in international relief and UN agencies not traditionally involved in disaster work are beginning to do so. There are many more NGOs seeking to provide assistance. As illustrated in this figure, 100 NGOs provided assistance after the Gujarat earthquake in India in 2001, 120 came to Bam, Iran after the 2003 earthquake there, and 200 were recorded in Aceh, Indonesia alone after the 2004 tsunami. These traditional actors are also being increasingly joined by private sector entities and even private individuals. The governments of affected states are thus finding it increasingly complex to adequately facilitate and regulate international relief.