ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
Natural disasters are becoming more severe and more frequent, with El Niño and climate change intensifying their impacts. In response, the Republic of Korea continues its support for the APTERR Tier 3 pre-positioned programme in FY 2026, contributing a total of 5,900 MT of rice to reinforce solidarity and readiness among the member countries.
As the world grapples with growing uncertainty from climate change, geopolitical conflicts and the ongoing El Niño, the People’s Republic of China (P.R. China) continues its cash contribution to the APTERR Tier 3 programme, providing a total of 990 MT of rice for FY 2026 to bolster emergency preparedness and timely response in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar.
General Manager (GM) of the APTERR Secretariat Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn handed over 163.877 MT of rice contributed by the People’s Republic of China (P.R. China) through the APTERR Tier 3 programme under FY 2025 to provide rice assistance to people affected by persistent flooding in Mandalay Region, Myanmar.
To safeguard food security amid the continued flooding, a total of 1,309.339 MT of rice contributed by the People’s Republic of China (P.R. China) and the Republic of Korea under APTERR’s Tier 3 pre-positioned programme was released to provide timely rice assistance to flood-affected-people in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar.
To support a rapid emergency response, APTERR Secretariat General Manager Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn joined the ceremonial handover and actual distribution of 400-MT rice, contributed by the Republic of Korea under Tier 3 programme, in Legazpi City, Albay Province, the Philippines on 14 August 2026.
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