Twenty officers from the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces were amongst the approximately three hundred local and international participants attending the International Forum on Disaster Relief held from the 10 July to 12 July 2006. The event, held at the Rizqun International Hotel, Brunei Darussalam, was organised by the Institute of Medicine of the University Brunei Darussalam.

Officiating at the opening ceremony of the International Forum on Disaster Relief on the 10 July 2006 was His Royal Highness Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and the Senior Minister at the Prime Minister Office. Also in attendance at the ceremony were the Government Ministers and Deputy Ministers.

During the three days forum, sixty working papers were presented by various local and international speakers. The aim of the forum was to address strategies and mechanism for international cooperation in disaster preparedness and disaster relief. This includes all aspect of disaster management, surveillance, reduction, response, coordination, post-disaster issues, communication, bioterrorism and diseases epidemic and volunteerism.

From the Ministry of Defence, two senior speakers presented their respective working papers focusing on the Royal Brunei Armed Forces involvement in regional disaster relief. Lt Col(L) Awang Zaini bin Haji Awang Damit gave a presentation on the paper entitled 'Providing Meaningful Aid with Limited Resources' while Lt Col(U) Hamzah bin Haji Sahat presented the paper on 'Aceh Tsunami - The Royal Brunei Armed Forces First Ever Participation in Disaster Relief'. A showcase of the RBAF involvement in regional disaster assistance was also amongst several other government agencies displays at the hotel.