A meaningful reflection from recent engagements in Jakarta.
ASEAN REGIONAL MINE ACTION CENTER
01
Jun
Honoured to have met with H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, together with representatives from the Embassy of Germany to ASEAN along with its delegation of GIZ and Vallon GmbH, to discuss ways to strengthen regional cooperation, innovation, and capacity development in humanitarian mine action across ASEAN.
The meeting highlighted the importance of humanitarian mine action as part of broader efforts toward human security, resilience, sustainable development, and community recovery. We also appreciated the continued support of the German Government and GIZ in advancing humanitarian mine action initiatives in the region.
It was encouraging to exchange views on South-South cooperation and how ASEAN’s partnership model can help address shared humanitarian challenges. ARMAC also appreciates the continued guidance and support from the ASEAN Secretariat.
Discussions also highlighted the value of innovation, technology, institutional strengthening, information management systems, and practical partnerships in supporting safer and more effective humanitarian mine action efforts for affected communities across the region.
As ASEAN moves toward the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, continued collaboration and collective action will remain essential in building a safer, more resilient, and people-centred region where no community is left behind, and I am grateful for the opportunity to continue contributing to ASEAN cooperation through the work of the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC).
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