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…
ASEAN Delivers Solar Lanterns for Flood-affected Communities in Myanmar Yangon, 3 August 2018 – Following Tropical Storm 11 (Son-Tinh), combined with the monsoon season in ASEAN region, several ASEAN Member States have been severely affected by floods. Since early July 2018, the Jakarta-based ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) has…
ASEAN relief items arrive in Wattay International Airport, Vientiane, Lao PDR Vientiane, 27 July 2018 – In response to floodings in 10 provinces of Lao PDR, the Jakarta-based ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) is facilitating the mobilisation of ASEAN relief items for the flood-affected communities. The humanitarian assistance has…
The Preparation of ASEAN’s Disaster Simulation Exercise is Being Held in Cilegon, Indonesia CILEGON, 11 July 2018 – The Government of Indonesia alongside the AHA Centre and other related stakeholders hold a preparation meeting to finalise the concept and scenario of the 7th ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise (ARDEX) 2018. The actual event…
Government warehouse in Sittwe township with prepositioned relief items. Jakarta, 2 February 2018 – The AHA Centre deployed the ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment Team (ASEAN-ERAT) personnel to Myanmar on 15 – 31 January 2018. The team members were tasked to assist the work of the Relief and Resettlement Department (RRD) of Myanmar. The two ERAT…