Disaster Response DialoguePresentation at the 28th ALNAP meeting

4th March 2013

Charles-Antoine HofmannExecutive Coordinator

Sponsored by:

UN GA Resolution 46/182: Shared principles agreed in theory...

• Humanitarian principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality

• Sovereignty of affected states• States have a primary role in

initiating and coordinating humanitarian assistance

• States should facilitate work of international humanitarian organizations

...but the reality is often different

• Parallel national and international coordination mechanisms

leading to duplications and inefficiencies

• Gaps in regulatory frameworks for facilitating incoming

assistance

• Concerns over quality of responses

• Yet there are examples of good practices & collaboration

• Effective collaboration of all actors not an option but a

necessity

The Disaster Response Dialogue

• First International Dialogue in Oct 2011 in Geneva with over 130 participants (States and International Humanitarian Organisations)

• Convened by the IFRC, ICVA, OCHA and the Swiss Government

• An informal, action-oriented platform for improving trust and mutual cooperation

• Learning and trust building a key dimensions of the dialogue

Activities• Focus on disaster law, emergency preparedness,

coordination mechanisms, learning and evaluation, quality standards and regulatory mechanisms

• Working in partnership with ALNAP, IFRC Disaster Law programme, UNISDR and others

• Next international dialogue early 2014 in Asia

• Training workshops: Geneva, New York, Brussels, Addis Ababa, Jakarta

• Other regular information sharing activities

How to engage with DRD?• DRD meeting in early 2014 a key opportunity

for NDMAs to participate• Through the collaboration with ALNAP on the

particular aspect of learning• The training events (in different locations)• Regular communication tools• Visit our website www.drdinitiative.org (available

soon)• Any suggestion welcome