UCC Disaster Research Cluster experts participate in international webinar

10 Sep 2024

Dr Marie Aronsson-Storrier and Dr Dug Cubie were invited to present as part of an expert webinar on the International Law Commission’s Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters on 9^th September 2024.

The online event was organised by the Permanent Missions of The Bahamas, Colombia, Croatia, Italy, Jamaica and Thailand in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law & Human Rights and the Yearbook of International Disaster Law.

The ILC Draft Articles were completed in 2016 and provide an international framework for the offer and acceptance of humanitarian assistance and risk reduction measures in disasters. The UN General Assembly Sixth (Legal) Committee will continue its deliberations on whether to progress the Draft Articles to an international diplomatic conference for the creation of a new international treaty on the subject in October 2024. For more information on the UCC Disaster Research Cluster, see: www.ucc.ie/en/ccjhr/researchclusters/disasterlaw/