BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday 12 August 2020 – The 13th Joint Task Force Meeting on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (JTF on HADR) chaired by Mr Ricardo B. Jalad, Undersecretary of the Office of Civil Defense, the Republic of the Philippines, in his capacity as the Chair of ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) was held virtually earlier today.
Representing the Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam was Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Director of Defence Policy.
The Meeting, attended by ASEAN Member States’ representatives from different sectoral bodies and the ASEAN Secretariat, among others shared updates from the ACDM chair on HADR engagements and across sectoral bodies including the Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM), ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM), Senior Officials’ Meeting on Health Development (SOMHD) and the Senior Officials’ Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD). The Meeting also discussed ways to strengthen the JTF to better address HADR-related matters across different sectoral bodies.
The conduct of the virtual JTF on HADR Meeting reflects ASEAN’s continued commitment towards a strengthened and unified response to regional disaster management.
MESYUARAT JOINT TASK FORCE ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE DAN DISASTER RELIEF KE-13
BOLKIAH GARISON, Rabu 12 Ogos 2020 – Mesyuarat Joint Task Force on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (JTF on HADR) yang ke-13 telah dipengerusikan oleh Tuan Ricardo B. Jalad, Undersecretary di Pejabat Pertahanan Awam, Republik Filipina, selaku Pengerusi bagi ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) secara dalam talian pagi ini.
Mewakili Kementerian Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam ialah Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Pengarah Dasar Pertahanan.
Mesyuarat tersebut, yang dihadiri oleh wakil dari negara-negara ASEAN dan Sekretariat ASEAN, antara lain mengongsikan perkembangan terkini mengenai bantuan kemanusiaan dan bencana alam daripada Pengerusi ACDM serta dalam pelbagai badan sektoral termasuk Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM), ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM), Senior Officials’ Meeting on Health Development (SOMHD) dan Senior Officials’ Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD). Mesyuarat tersebut juga membincangkan cara-cara untuk memperkukuhkan JTF dalam menangani perkara-perkara yang berhubungkait dengan bantuan kemanusiaan dan bencana alam dengan lebih baik dalam pelbagai badan sektoral.
Pengendalian mesyuarat JTF on HADR secara dalam talian ini menunjukkan komitmen ASEAN yang berterusan kearah tindak balas yang kukuh dan bersatu padu terhadap pengurusan bencana di rantau ini.