ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manger of the APTERR Secretariat, attended the handover of rice contributed by the Republic of Korea to assist people affected by severe floods and landslides in Bago Region, Myanmar. The disastrous calamities were a result of relentless monsoonal downpours and impacts of Super Typhoon Yagi
Following severe monsoonal rains and devastating Super Typhoon Yagi, Korea’s 246.28-MT rice contributed under Tier 3 programme was distributed to affected peoples in Taikkyi township, Yangon Region, Myanmar to alleviate hardships caused by the catastrophic natural disasters.
The ceremonial handover was held on 7 November 2024 in Vientiane for 902-MT rice donation from the People’s Republic of China (P.R.China), Japan and the Republic of Korea through the APTERR Tier 3 programme to assist people affected by devastating floodings across Lao PDR.
The distribution of APTERR stocks, including 200 MT from P.R. China and 750 MT from the Republic of Korea (ROK) under the Tier 3 programme, has been swiftly carried out to provide timely assistance to over hundred thousand people affected by widespread floods and landslides triggered by the monsoon season and Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar.
The Modification to the Memorandum of Cooperation for the Release and Utilisation of Earmarked Stocks under the Tier 1 Programme of ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve Earmarked between the Philippines and Japan was successfully signed on 11 October 2024 in Palawan, the Philippines. This extension will continue the Tier 1 cooperation for another three-year phase (CY 2024-2027).
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