Minister Matsuura (seated on the left of the three-seater sofa)
The Government of Japan has been providing support to the
ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster
Management (AHA) through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF). This
year, as part of the AHA Executive Programme, a six-month duration
humanitarian logistics support training programme on disaster
management, targeting officers in charge of disaster management in 10
ASEAN countries including Malaysia is being carried out. On the 7th of
April, the opening ceremony for the said programme was held at the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Subang.
Besides
Mr. Hiroshi Matsuura, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission of the
Embassy of Japan in Malaysia and Mr. Ogu Salim bin Omar, Deputy
Secretary of National Security Council of Malaysia, Mr. Said Faisal,
Executive Director of AHA Centre and Mr. Belkacem Benzaza, Hub Manager
of UNHRD were also present. During the opening ceremony, the organisers
expressed their gratitude to the Government of Japan for its tremendous
support and cooperation. It is hoped that ASEAN leaders who are in
charge of disaster management could receive further training through
this programme.
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