Cambodia announces results of meeting on ASEAN humanitarian assistance to Myanmar

Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has issued a statement on the outcomes of the Consultative Meeting on ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance to Myanmar, which was held in Phnom Penh on May 6 in a hybrid format.
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia’s Ministry of ForeignAffairs and International Cooperation has issued a statement on the outcomes ofthe Consultative Meeting on ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance to Myanmar, which washeld in Phnom Penh on May 6 in a hybrid format.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation ofCambodia as the ASEAN Chair’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Prak Sokhonn, along with Secretary-General of ASEAN and also ASEAN Humanitarian AssistanceCoordinator (SG-AHAC) Dato Lim Jock Hoi co-chaired the event.

Participants agreed that on the ASEAN HumanitarianAssistance Delivery Arrangement Framework, the AHA Centre, in closeconsultation with the Myanmar Task Force, will identify states and regions forthe implementation of this framework. These states and regions include Kayah, Kayin, Magway, Saigang and Bago, itsaid.

In addition, with the approval from the Myanmar Task Force,the AHA Centre will facilitate request for access through this deliveryarrangement and will propose a list of potential implementing partners. TheMyanmar Task Force will also work with the National Solidarity and PeacemakingNegotiations Committee to ensure that humanitarian assistance will be deliveredto communities in Myanmar, including Ethnic Armed Organisations areas.

With regard to the proposed Framework for COVID-19 VaccineAdministration in Myanmar, the meeting noted that the proposed framework willoffer space for partners to jointly administer COVID-19 vaccines to those in need ina safe and timely manner.

According to the statement, the Myanmar Task Force reassuredthe meeting that it will do its utmost ability to ensure that humanitarianassistance and vaccines provided by ASEAN and partners will reach communitiesin Myanmar including Ethnic Armed Organisations areas, where internally displacedpeople (IDP) camps and affected communities locate, so that no one and no placewill be left behind.

The meeting commended Cambodia for prioritising thehumanitarian efforts in Myanmar on Cambodia’s agenda during ASEAN Chairmanship this year.The meeting looked forward to more progress in the ASEAN HumanitarianAssistance to Myanmar framework based on the spirit of “One ASEAN, One Response”that would complement the implementation of the 5PC, according to the statement./.

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