ASEAN improves disaster management capacity

Jakarta (VNA) - The Mission of the Republic of Korea
to ASEAN and the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance
on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) have launched the ASEAN Standards and
Certification for Experts in Disaster Management (ASCEND) project.
With the aim of improving the capacity of regional
experts in disaster management, the project will be carried out between 2020
and 2023 at a total cost of 3.35 million USD, financed by the ASEAN-RoK
Cooperation Fund.
Speaking at the online launch, Ambassador of the Republic
of Korea (RoK) to ASEAN Lim Sung-nam expressed his hope that the disaster
management system using RoK technology will contribute to turning ASEAN into
one of the leading regions worldwide in the field by 2025.
ASEAN Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi, for his part,
hailed the RoK Government for its commitments to contributing to ASEAN-led
efforts such as the ASEAN Response Fund for COVID-19 and the repatriation
process in Myanmar’s Rakhine state./.