Asean Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
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APTERR Secretariat
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The Republic of Korea delivered 300 MT of rice or around 7,500 bags to Cambodia through the APTERR’s Tier 3 programme. The rice was completely unloaded and stored at the warehouses in Kampong Cham and Takeo provinces on 28 – 29 November 2021.
The 700-MT rice generously contributed by the Republic of Korea through APTERR’s Tier 3 programme was completely delivered to the warehouse in Lao PDR on 18 November 2021 thanks to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) of Lao PDR in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
On 10 November 2021, the APTERR Secretariat led by Mr. Chanpithya Shimphalee, General Manager, participated in the virtual ad-hoc discussion for preparation on the 10th Meeting of APTERR Council which will be conducted in the first quarter of 2022. The meeting was organised by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) under the supervision of Mr. Kevin Khng, Senior Director and APTERR Council, who also attended on this occasion.
The ceremonial turnover of 2 MT or 20,000 meals of precooked rice contributed by Japan through the APTERR’s Tier 3 programmes was hosted by the National Food Authority (NFA) of the Philippines led by Atty. Judy Carol L. Dansal, Administrator of the NFA, at the NFA Central Office located in Quezon City on 8 October 2021 with strict compliance to the health and safety protocols to prevent a widespread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The virtual signing ceremony of the Modification to the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for the Release and Utilisation of Earmarked Stocks under the Tier 1 Programme of ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve between the Philippines and Japan was conducted and facilitated by the APTERR Secretariat on 8 October 2021 under the supervision of Mr. Chanpithya Shimphalee, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat.
After entering into several discussions hosted by the APTERR Secretariat, the Philippines and Japan finally reached the mutual consent on the draft Modification to the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) of Tier 1 programme at the 4th virtual meeting on the extension of Tier 1 programme on 24 September 2021. The APTERR Secretariat led by General Manager Mr. Chanpithya Shimphalee took a role as a facilitator of this successful cooperation.
On 1 September 2021, the APTERR Secretariat led by Mr. Chanpithya Shimphalee, General Manager, hosted the 3rd virtual meeting on the extension of Tier 1 programme between the Philippines and Japan to update on the progress of extending the Tier 1 programme together with discussing the remaining issues on the draft Amendment of Memorandum of Cooperation of Tier 1 programme.
Ms. Nattavadee Sraprathum, Staff for Implementation as the representative from the APTERR Secretariat, attended the Disaster Resilience Week’s side event, which jointly organised the UN Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), to celebrate UNOSAT’s 20 years of satellite imagery applications for enhanced disaster resilience on 26 August 2021 via teleconference.
On 24 August 2021, the APTERR Secretariat attended the virtual meeting of the Special Senior Officials Meeting of the 20th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry Plus Three (SSOM-20th AMAF+3) hosted by Cambodia. Mr. Chanpithya Shimphalee, the General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, reported the progress of APTERR activities occurring from 2020-2021.
The APTERR internship programme opens for university students to grab a chance in learning and exploring a professional practice. This year, the APTERR Secretariat welcomed Mr. Thammarat Utsa, a fourth-year student from the Division of International Affairs, Khon Kaen University International College (KKUIC), Khon Kaen University, to join our internship programme.
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