ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
The APTERR Secretariat, led by Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager along with Mr. Aro Kasakawa, Japanese Expert and the APTERR staff, participated in the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Table Top Exercise (TTX) on 3-4 December 2025 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. The APTERR TTX was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism of Brunei Darussalam with support from the ASEAN Secretariat, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the APTERR Secretariat to strengthen APTERR mechanism for emergency response and preparedness.
The APTERR Secretariat was invited to attend the 6th ASEAN Joint Disaster Response Plan (AJDRP) Workshop held on 12-14 November 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event was supported by the Global Affairs Canada through ASEAN-PRIME and ASEAN-BRACE Projects while the administrative arrangement was organised by the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre). The workshop was participated by ASEAN Member States (AMS), related organisations from United Nations (UN) and other partners of AHA Centre.
Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, accompanied by, Mr. Aro Kasakawa, Japanese Expert, and the APTERR staff, hosted the meeting with Jefferson Fellowships Programme led by Mr. Steven Youngblood, Programme Coordinator, on 20 October 2025 at APTERR Secretariat. Dr. Sumanya Ngandee, Manager of the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat also attended this meeting.
Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, accompanied by, Mr. Aro Kasakawa, Japanese Expert, and the APTERR staff, paid a courtesy call on Ms. Busadee Santipitaks, Chief Executive Officer of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat, on 16 September 2025 at the MRC Secretariat, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
The APTERR Secretariat, together with the National Food Authority (NFA) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) of the Philippines and the Asian Development Bank-Technical Assistance (ADB-TA) consultant successfully concluded an evaluation meeting on 9 September 2025 at the NFA headquarter in Quezon City, the Philippines. The meeting aimed to evaluate and reassess the challenges on the implementation of APTERR Tier 3 programme in order to expedite rapid emergency responses.
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