AHA Centre and the Republic of Korea Launch the ASCEND Programme to Enhance Professionalism in Disaster Management in the ASEAN Region Jakarta, 22 September 2020 – The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (The AHA Centre) with the support from Republic of Korea (ROK) launched ‘ASEAN Standards and Certification for Experts in…
. . Jakarta, 16 April 2020. On 28 September 2018, the 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Donggala District which also affected Palu City, Sigi District and Parigi Mountong Regencies in Central Sulawesi Province. The earthquake triggered cascading events including near-field tsunami, major liquefaction and landslides, which resulted in direct damages, impacts, and constrained humanitarian…
Jakarta, 27 January 2020,To support ASEAN endeavours in enhancing its disaster response capacity, the EU will launch a EUR 10 million programme to support the AHA Centre, namely “Integrated Programme in Enhancing the Capacity of AHA Centre and ASEAN Emergency Response Mechanisms” expected to start in early 2020. This new initiative will strengthen the capacity…
ASEAN team joined the second high-level visit in Cox’s Bazar to facilitate repatriation 20 December 2019: An ASEAN team, consisting of the ASEAN Secretariat, the AHA Centre and the ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment (ASEAN-ERAT) from ASEAN Member States, participated in the second high-level visit led by the Government of Myanmar with displaced persons in…
ASEAN Kicks-off the Operationalisation of the New Satellite Warehouse in Chai Nat, Thailand Chai Nat, Thailand – ASEAN’s second satellite warehouse that will serve as the logistics hub for the Mekong subregion was inaugurated during its operational launching on 13 December 2019 at its location at the DDPM Regional Centre 16, in Chai Nat Province,…