Cambodia to host consultative meeting on ASEAN humanitarian aid to Myanmar on May 6

The meeting will also discuss the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to all communities in Myanmar (Photo: AFP)

Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodia, the chair of the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN) for 2022, will host a consultative meeting on ASEANhumanitarian assistance to Myanmar on May 6 in a hybrid format, according to a pressstatement by the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and InternationalCooperation.

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister PrakSokhonn, who is the ASEAN chair's special envoy on Myanmar, and Lim Jock Hoi,secretary-general of ASEAN in the capacity as the ASEAN Humanitarian AssistanceCoordinator, will co-chair the meeting in Phnom Penh and via videoconference,the statement said.

It will see the presence of high-level representatives fromall ASEAN member states, ASEAN external partners, United Nations specialisedagencies, and other relevant international organisations.

The consultative meeting will provide a high-level platformfor ASEAN to initiate a multi-stakeholder dialogue that provides guidance on how to advance ASEAN's humanitarian aid to the people of Myanmarbased on humanitarian principles and without discrimination, the statementsaid.

It will also touch on addressing the operational challengesfaced by the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disastermanagement, and discuss how to support the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines toall communities in Myanmar, the statement added.

ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam./.

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