International Civil Defence Organisation

The International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO) is an intergovernmental organisation with the objective to contribute to the development by States of structures ensuring the protection and assistance of population and safeguarding property and the environment from natural or man-made disasters.[1][2][3] The International Civil Defence Organisation was founded in 1931. It has 57 member states, 18 observer states and 23 affiliated members.

International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO)
l'Organisation Internationale de Protection Civile (OIPC)
Formation1931 as "Association des Lieux de Genève"
FounderGeorges Saint-Paul
Founded atParis,
 France
TypeIntergovernmental (IGO)
Location
Secretary General
Vladimir Kuvshinov
Websiteicdo.org

History

The origin of ICDO dates back to 1931. It was in Paris that the French Surgeon-General George Saint-Paul founded the Association of Geneva Zones, from which the present International Civil Defence Organisation originated.[4][5]

Members
Full Members
 Egypt 1 March 1972  Burkina Faso 6 September 1978
 Benin 1 March 1972  Iraq 3 August 1979
 Gabon 1 March 1972  Morocco 29 August 1980
 Qatar 1 March 1972  Ivory Coast 2 April 1981
 Liberia 1 March 1972  Central African Republic 15 July 1982
 Lebanon 1 March 1972  Oman 20 December 1985
 Mauritania 1 March 1972  El Salvador 30 December 1985
 Saudi Arabia 1 March 1972  Cameroon 17 June 1989
 Syria 1 March 1972  Haiti 30 November 1989
 Cyprus 1 March 1972  Bahrain 20 March 1990
 Mauritania 3 April 1972  China 3 September 1992
 Syria 12 September 1972  Russia 6 May 1993
 Libya 27 September 1972  Azerbaijan 3 November 1993
 Philippines 13 August 1973  Armenia 1 April 1994
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12 November 1973  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 April 1994
 Mali 16 March 1974  Sudan 6 April 1994
 Ghana 2 August 1974  Georgia 12 January 1995
 Senegal 24 June 1975  Kazakhstan 15 March 1996
 Pakistan 8 November 1975  Moldova 11 January 1997
 Lesotho 25 December 1976  Yemen 15 October 1997
 Niger 3 May 1977  United Arab Emirates 16 May 1999
 Algeria 26 November 1977  Mongolia 4 November 2002
 Jordan 11 February 1978  Nigeria 7 October 2004
Observer Members
 France 19 December 1990   Switzerland 1 May 1997
 Rwanda 19 December 1990  Malta 10 February 1998
 Chile 28 April 1993  Ukraine 2 October 1998
 Slovakia 2 June 1994  Palestine 29 October 1998
 South Africa 19 October 1994  Portugal 18 May 2000
 Monaco 29 April 1996  Kyrgyzstan 14 October 2002
 Mauritius 26 November 1996  Zimbabwe 4 March 2004
Affiliated Members[6]
Council of Arab Interior Ministers (C.A.I.M.),  Arab League 29 October 1998
Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS),  Saudi Arabia 29 October 1998
Disaster Management Training Centre, Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO),  Jordan 2 November 2000
Union Nationale Française de Protection Civile (UNFPC),  France 2 November 2000
Conseil National de la Protection Civile (CNPC),  France 2 November 2000
Corps Mondial de Secours,  France 2 November 2000
Mahafiz-E-Watan,  Pakistan 2 November 2000
Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management (ICPEM),  United Kingdom 2 November 2000
Union Suisse pour la Protection Civile (USPC),   Switzerland 4 October 2002
World Agency of Planetary Monitoring and Earthquake Risk Reduction (WAPMERR),  Russia 4 October 2002
Scientific and Production Center - Rescue Equipment,  Russia 23 November 2006

Official website

References
  1. Nuclear Attack: Civil Defence : Aspects of Civil Defence in the Nuclear Age : a Symposium. Brassey's Publishers Limited. 1982. ISBN 978-0-08-027041-8. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. Breau, S.C.; Samuel, K.L.H. (2016). Research Handbook on Disasters and International Law. Research Handbooks in International Law series. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. p. 353. ISBN 978-1-78471-740-7. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. "EMERCOM strengthens ties with International Civil Defence Organisation". UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. Barrat, C. (2014). Status of NGOs in International Humanitarian Law. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. Brill. p. 96. ISBN 978-90-04-26966-8. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  5. "The International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO) • Crisis Response Journal". www.crisis-response.com.
  6. "Affiliated Members". ICDO. Retrieved 2019-11-16.


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