Dignified management of the dead: ASEAN Member States lay importance on first responders’ role Jakarta (AHA Centre / BNPB / ICRC) – A regional seminar on dignified management of the dead in disaster situations drew attention to the need to train first responders in proper identification of the victims. Held on 20–21 June, the meeting…
The AHA Centre launches the first ASEAN Risk Monitor and Disaster Management Review Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN Community and Corporate Affairs, Dr. AKP Mochtan; the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Indonesia and Timor Leste, Mr. Moazzam Malik, and the Executive Director of the AHA Centre, Ms. Adelina Kamal, officially launched ARMOR. The AHA Centre…
Indonesia Hosts the 7th ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise CILEGON, 5 November 2018 – The 7th ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise or ARDEX was officially opened by the National Disaster Management Authority of Indonesia (BNPB) and the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre). The opening ceremony…
ASEAN Helps ASEAN for Communities Affected by Typhoon Mangkhut Manila, 24 September 2018 – The Government of the Philippines has welcomed ASEAN’s assistance for the typhoon-affected communities. Typhoon-Mangkhut (Ompong) made landfall in Cagayan Province on 15 September 2018. To date, over 2.1 million individuals have been affected by the strongest typhoon of the year which affected the…
ASEAN Demonstrates Solidarity for the Earthquake Survivors In Lombok, Indonesia As the ASEAN Community commemorates the 51st anniversary of ASEAN last week on 8 August 2018, the region has experienced simultaneous multiple disasters in the past few weeks, including extensive flooding in the northern ASEAN region and powerful earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia. Earthquakes and aftershocks had…