ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
The ceremonial turnover of 2 MT or 20,000 meals of precooked rice contributed by Japan through the APTERR’s Tier 3 programmes was hosted by the National Food Authority (NFA) of the Philippines led by Atty. Judy Carol L. Dansal, Administrator of the NFA, at the NFA Central Office located in Quezon City on 8 October 2021 with strict compliance to the health and safety protocols to prevent a widespread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The virtual signing ceremony of the Modification to the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for the Release and Utilisation of Earmarked Stocks under the Tier 1 Programme of ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve between the Philippines and Japan was conducted and facilitated by the APTERR Secretariat on 8 October 2021 under the supervision of Mr. Chanpithya Shimphalee, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat.
Ms. Nattavadee Sraprathum, Staff for Implementation as the representative from the APTERR Secretariat, attended the Disaster Resilience Week’s side event, which jointly organised the UN Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), to celebrate UNOSAT’s 20 years of satellite imagery applications for enhanced disaster resilience on 26 August 2021 via teleconference.
The APTERR internship programme opens for university students to grab a chance in learning and exploring a professional practice. This year, the APTERR Secretariat welcomed Mr. Thammarat Utsa, a fourth-year student from the Division of International Affairs, Khon Kaen University International College (KKUIC), Khon Kaen University, to join our internship programme.
The APTERR Secretariat official introduced the latest initiative ‘APTERR Annual Report on Food Security and Outlook’ to its members on 10 June 2021 with the aim of sharing comprehensive information on food security and other aspects of food supply and demand situations. The report will be released to the members on an annual basis.
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