The International Civil Defence Organisation is an intergovernmental organisation whose objective is 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.
Design and implementation of training programmes for civil defence personnel in all matters concerning population protection and assistance and the safeguard of property and environment in disasters. These training sessions are implemented in the ICDO Regional Training Centers: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Russia, Senegal, Tunisia. More
Assistance to the national civil defence services
Development of partnerships between potential donors of civil defence equipment, Fire Brigade,… and ICDO Member States.
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Evaluation of national civil defence systems with a view to reinforcing them in particular in the following fields :
• Planning (i.e. design and implementation of national organisation and rescue plans)
• Management of emergency situations, of human and material resources, and of public communication.
Doctrine
Conception of notions enabling activities in favour of populations and the safeguard of property and environment to be oriented or directed.
Guidelines for the development of civil defence structures Download PDF
The role of the State in the field of protection and assistance in case of disasters Download PDF
The challenges for civil defence in the face of globalization Download PDF
World Civil Defence Day is celebrated every year on 1st March. This Day commemorates the entry into force in 1972 of the ICDO Constitution as an inter-governmental organisation and has two main purposes :
bringing to the attention of the public world-wide the vital importance of Civil Defence,
raising awareness of the preparedness for, and prevention and self-protection measures in the event of accidents or disasters
The World Days are an occasion for a variety of national events: symposium, conferences, radio and television debates, open days, disaster prevention and simulation exercises.
In 2009, the theme of the World Civil Defence Day was focused on: “Civil Defence: preventive information and communication techniques”
Themes for the years 2010 and 2011:
1 March 2010: “Disaster medicine” 1 March 2011: “Women’s role in civil defence”
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