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14 May 2012
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Philippines (the)
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Australia's Ambassador to ASEAN Visits AHA Centre

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Jakarta, 11 May 2012

H.E. Ms. Gillian Bird, Ambassador to ASEAN and Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia, visited the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) this afternoon.

25 Apr 2012
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Myanmar
ASEAN Welcomes EU Suspension of Sanctions on Myanmar

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Jakarta , 25 April 2012

ASEAN welcomes the EU announcement of its suspension of sanctions on Myanmar.

ASEAN Chief Dr Surin Pitsuwan said that, “All ASEAN Member States welcome the suspension of sanctions on Myanmar. We have called for this soon after the country’s general elections in 2010, and we reiterated our call immediately after the by-elections in early April.”

12 Apr 2012
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Indonesia
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More Effective Disaster Monitoring and Response System for ASEAN Through Collaborative Effort of AHA Centre and the USA

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The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) is working with a team of international specialists, supported by the U.S. Government, to develop an ASEAN Disaster Monitoring and Response System (DMRS). The system will allow the Jakarta-based Centre to visually monitor, geographically detect and synthesize multiple streams of data on hazardous events or disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, floods, and other natural disasters.

05 Apr 2012
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Myanmar
Chairman’s Statement of the 20th ASEAN Summit

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Phnom Penh, 3 – 4 April 2012

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REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Myanmar

20 Mar 2012
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Chairman's statement of the first meeting of the conference of the parties to the ASEAN agreement on disaster management and emergency response

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Jakarta, 16 March 2012

  1. The First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER), held in Jakarta on 15-16 March 2012, was chaired by the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Agung Laksono, as Chair of COP in 2012. The Meeting was attended by Ministers in charge of disaster management or their representatives from all ASEAN Member States and the Secretary-General of ASEAN.

18 Nov 2011
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Brunei Darussalam
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Bali declaration on ASEAN community in a global community of nations “Bali Concord III”

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WE, the Heads of State/Government of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Member States of ASEAN, at the 19th ASEAN Summit;

REAFFIRMING our commitments to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international laws subscribed to by the ASEAN Member States;

28 Oct 2011
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Thailand
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APG Consolidated Regional Sitrep

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Cambodia: 19 provinces among 24 provinces; most affected are Kampong Thom (KPT), Kratie (KRT) and Steung Treng (STG) provinces

Thailand: Total of 62 provinces affected (28 provinces at present); situation is critical

Lao PDR:

Myanmar: 8 townships across three Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing regions of the Dry Zone; Magway Region worst affected. Not classified - assessments underway.

19 Oct 2011
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Thailand
The ASEAN-Emergency Rapid Assessment Team Dispatched to Respond to Floods in Thailand

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The ASEAN-Emergency Rapid Assessment Team (ERAT) was dispatched to Thailand on Saturday, 15 October, to assess flood-affected areas. The mission came after one of the worst floods in decades hit Thailand, claiming more than 300 lives and disrupting the lives of 8.8 million others—displacing around 200,000 from their home.

28 Mar 2011
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Myanmar
ASEAN Concern, Ready to Assist Myanmar

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Jakarta, 28 March 2011

ASEAN stands ready to assist fellow Member State Myanmar, following the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Shan State Thursday. The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, extended the region's condolence and support in person through the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to ASEAN, U Nyan Lynn, when the two met at the ASEAN Secretariat this afternoon.

"I have been encouraged by the numerous calls, e-mails and text messages from the other Permanent Representatives to ASEAN," stated Ambassador Lynn. "I thank everyone for their

15 Mar 2011
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Japan: ASEAN Extends a Helping Hand in Hours of Need

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Jakarta, 15 March 2011

To help Japan recover from the recent natural disasters, aids are pouring in from all corners of the world, along with ASEAN.

"Helping hands from ASEAN Member States were extended the moment the earthquake and tsunami hit our friend, Japan. As a wise and well-managed government, even in time of extreme stress, Japan is ensuring a well-coordinated and productive support to her people," stated the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan.

ASEAN Member States' assistance has been

22 Feb 2011
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Cambodia
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Statement by the Chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) following the Informal Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN

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Jakarta, 22 February 2011

At the invitation of the Chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN and their representatives met in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 22 February 2011. The Secretary-General of ASEAN also participated in the meeting.

The meeting discussed recent regional and international development, including the recent border incidents between Cambodia and Thailand.

In this connection, pursuant to the earlier written communications, Indonesia, Chair of ASEAN, further briefed the

03 Dec 2010
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ASEAN Intensifies Efforts to Address Impact of HIV and AIDS in the Region

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An ASEAN Work Programme on HIV and AIDS for the period of 2011-2015 has been endorsed to guide the region's initiatives to combat the spread of HIV and mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS across the region. Regional policy advocacy on priority issues; capacity building and information sharing among ASEAN Member States; and leveraging access to affordable HIV-related care and treatment services in the region are three major thrusts to be implemented identified in the Work Programme.

The Work Programme, in addition, would

04 Nov 2010
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Indonesia
Indonesia; ASEAN-Emergency Rapid Assessment Team at Ground Zero in Mentawai

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The ASEAN-Emergency Rapid Assessment Team (ERAT) has been deployed to the Mentawai Islands in the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, to support the Government of Indonesia with its assessment efforts and to identify immediate needs in the affected areas. The prompt visit came after a tsunami devastated most of the islands on 25 October.

During the 7-day mission, the team worked with the Head and senior officials of Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Nasional (Indonesia's National Agency for Disaster Management), local government

29 Oct 2010
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Myanmar
Co-Chairs' Statement of the Third ASEAN-UN Summit

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29 October 2010, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

1. We, the Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Secretary-General of the United Nations met on 29 October 2010 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam.

2. The Third ASEAN-UN Summit was co-chaired by the ASEAN Chairman, H.E. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, and H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

3. The Third ASEAN-UN Summit was attended by His Majesty Haji Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam, H.E. Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister

27 Aug 2010
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Myanmar
Myanmar: ASEAN SG Thanks Friends and Partners for Post-Nargis Support

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ASEAN Secretariat, 27 August 2010

The Secretary-General of ASEAN has personally written to the many countries that have contributed to the ASEAN-led post-Cyclone Nargis efforts to convey his deep appreciation for their support.

In separate letters to his counterparts, Dr Surin Pitsuwan wrote that the contribution has assisted ASEAN in addressing the critical needs of the livelihood, wash, shelter and health activities of the Cyclone Nargis survivors. Their timely contribution reached the Cyclone affected people while assistances are greatly needed, wrote Dr Surin in his letters.

26 Aug 2010
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Myanmar
A HUMANITARIAN CALL - The ASEAN Response to Cyclone Nargis

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Chapter One

Cyclone Nargis and the Need for Action from ASEAN

Impact of Cyclone Nargis

On 2 and 3 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis swept in from the Bay of Bengal and made landfall in Myanmar's Yangon and Ayeyarwady Divisions, resulting in large-scale loss of life and destruction of infrastructure, property and livelihoods. Approximately 140,000 people were killed or unaccounted for following the Cyclone. One third of the inhabitants of Ayeyarwady and Yangon Divisions-2.4 million people-were affected. The Cyclone struck 37 townships, covering an area of 23,500 square kilometres, a landmass

26 Aug 2010
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POST-NARGIS NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING - ASEAN's Pioneering Response

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Chapter One

Introduction

Just after Cyclone Nargis struck the coast of Myanmar on 2 and 3 May 2008, the Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Dr Surin Pitsuwan, called on all Member States to provide urgent relief assistance through the framework of the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER). A few days later, the Government of the Union of Myanmar agreed to work in coordination with the ASEAN Secretariat to assemble and deploy an ASEAN-Emergency Rapid Assessment Team (ERAT), made up of Government officials and disaster

25 Aug 2010
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Myanmar
CHARTING A NEW COURSE - ASEAN-UN POST-NARGIS PARTNERSHIP

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Foreword by the Secretary-General of ASEAN

Death, destruction and despair followed in the path of Cyclone Nargis. As news spread that the Cyclone had flattened entire villages, killing or injuring hundreds of thousands of people, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) felt compelled, out of a sense of compassion, urgency and fraternity, to support one of our Member States. The ASEAN community immediately reached out to help Myanmar recover from the worst natural disaster in the country's recorded history.

The complexity of the emerging tragedy

25 Aug 2010
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Myanmar
COMPASSION IN ACTION - The Story of the ASEAN-led Coordination in Myanmar

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Chapter One

A Storm Like No Other

It was early May 2008 and the nation was preoccupied with an upcoming referendum on the Constitution due to take place on 10 May 2008. Bulletins were being broadcast on television and radio that a storm was brewing to the west of Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal. But the country was so accustomed to weathering storms prior to the annual monsoon deluge that most residents didn't heed the warnings. Instead, the farmers, fishermen and merchants of the sleepy villages occupying the Ayeyarwady Delta went about their daily lives, just as their ancestors