In 2007 those states aligned to the 1949 Geneva Convention unanimously adopted the Guidelines on the domestic facilitation and regulation of international disaster relief and initial recovery assistance (IDRL Guidelines) at the 30th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. The meeting looked at the IDRL Guidelines and reviewed the progress made in using the guidelines in various areas of the world. Participants also assessed the need to develop model legislation to help countries internalise the IDRL Guidelines.