YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA, Monday, 31 October 2022 – The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus Experts’ Working Group on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (ADMM Plus EWG-HADR) was held from 31 October 2022 to 01 November 2022, at Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
The meeting was attended by representatives from all ASEAN member states plus other eight countries. Delegation from Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) was led by Lieutenant Colonel (U) Haji Habil bin Haji Adol, Planning Staff Officer, Joint Force Headquarters.
The meeting aims to emphasize the cooperation between countries on challenges posed by HADR effort during a disaster by presenting and discussing exercise scenario that will be held in October 2023 which focused on implementing the Standard Operating Procedure for Regional Standby Arrangements and Coordination of Joint Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Operations (SASOP) framework and the use of Disaster Monitoring and Response System (DMRS) which was both facilitated by ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre).
Opening remarks were delivered by Brigadier General Kulvir Singh, Deputy Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff from India and Brigadier General Steverly Parengkuan, The Director of Defence International Cooperation from Indonesia as the Co-Chair of the meeting which followed by discussion of exercise scenario and presentation of the DMRS to monitor disaster in ASEAN countries by AHA Centre. All delegates had the opportunity to visit various sites that will be used for the exercise to give them better understandings on the exercise scenario.
ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA BRUNEI (ABDB) MENYERTAI ASEAN DEFENCE MINISTERS’ MEETING PLUS EXPERTS’ WORKING GROUP ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DISASTER RELIEF (HADR) DI YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA
YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA, Isnin, 31 Oktober 2022 – ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus Experts’ Working Group on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (ADMM Plus EWG-HADR) telah diadakan pada 31 Oktober 2022 hingga 01 November 2022, di Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Mesyuarat tersebut dihadiri oleh negara-negara ASEAN dan juga disertai lapan dari negara asing. Delegasi daripada Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) diketuai oleh Leftenan Kolonel (U) Haji Habil bin Haji Adol, Pegawai Turus Perancangan, Markas Angkatan Bersama ABDB.
Mesyuarat tersebut menekankan kerjasama diantara negara-negara ASEAN dalam menangani cabaran-cabaran yang berkaitan dengan HADR semasa berlakunya bencana dengan taklimat dan perbincangan mengenai senario eksesais yang akan dilaksanakan pada bulan Oktober 2023 nanti. Eksesais yang akan diadakan memfokuskan kepada pengimplementasi Standard Operating Procedure for Regional Standby Arrangements and Coordination of Joint Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Operations (SASOP) framework dan penggunaan Disaster Monitoring and Response System (DMRS) yang mana kedua-duanya disediakan dan dikendalikan oleh ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre).
Ucapan perasmian mesyuarat telahpun disampaikan oleh Brigedier Jeneral Kulvir Singh Deputy Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff dari India dan Brigedier Jeneral Steverly Parengkuan, Director of Defence International Cooperation dari Indonesia selaku pengerusi bersama mesyuarat dan diteruskan dengan perbincangan senario eksesais dan taklimat mengenai penggunaan DMRS untuk memantau bencana di negara-negara ASEAN oleh AHA Centre. Semua delegasi juga dibawa melawat ke tempat-tempat yang akan digunakan semasa eksesais itu dijalankan nanti.