ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
The APTERR Secretariat was invited to attend the 6th ASEAN Joint Disaster Response Plan (AJDRP) Workshop held on 12-14 November 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event was supported by the Global Affairs Canada through ASEAN-PRIME and ASEAN-BRACE Projects while the administrative arrangement was organised by the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre). The workshop was participated by ASEAN Member States (AMS), related organisations from United Nations (UN) and other partners of AHA Centre.
Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, accompanied by, Mr. Aro Kasakawa, Japanese Expert, and the APTERR staff, hosted the meeting with Jefferson Fellowships Programme led by Mr. Steven Youngblood, Programme Coordinator, on 20 October 2025 at APTERR Secretariat. Dr. Sumanya Ngandee, Manager of the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat also attended this meeting.
Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, accompanied by, Mr. Aro Kasakawa, Japanese Expert, and the APTERR staff, paid a courtesy call on Ms. Busadee Santipitaks, Chief Executive Officer of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat, on 16 September 2025 at the MRC Secretariat, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
The APTERR Secretariat, together with the National Food Authority (NFA) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) of the Philippines and the Asian Development Bank-Technical Assistance (ADB-TA) consultant successfully concluded an evaluation meeting on 9 September 2025 at the NFA headquarter in Quezon City, the Philippines. The meeting aimed to evaluate and reassess the challenges on the implementation of APTERR Tier 3 programme in order to expedite rapid emergency responses.
During 24-27 August 2025, the APTERR Secretariat was invited by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) of Malaysia and the ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB) to attend the 45th meeting of AFSRB held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to present the progress of APTERR operations and activities. The meeting was chaired by Datuk Badrul Hisham Bin Mohd, Deputy Secretary General of the MAFS of Malaysia.
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