The ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise (ARF DiREx) was held in Manado, Indonesia, on 15-19 March 2011. The ARF DiREx was co-chaired by Indonesia and Japan. The representatives of the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management…
Regional Workshop on Climate Services at National Level for the Least Developed Countries in Asia. October 2012. Programme Final Report
Click on the link for all documentation from the Pandemics as Threats to Regional and National Security High Level Cross Sectoral Consultation: Advancing the ASEAN "Regional Multisectoral Pandemic Preparedness Strategic Framework". 9-11 January 2013, Manila, Philippines. Click: HERE - for Biographies, Opening…
These files were uploaded from the CD provided by the HIV Netherlands AustraliaThailand Research Collaboration 104 Rathchadumri Road Pathumwan Bangkok 1330 Thailand Contacts Phone: +662 652 3040 Fax +662 252 5779 Programme (the programme is saved as an html file) Documentation from…
The Regional Conference on Promoting Psychosocial Support and Psychological Recovery in Emergencies in Asia was organized by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) in collaboration with the Center for Crisis Psychology, Bergen, Norway. Photos Supported by the Royal Norwegian Government
This event brings together Red Cross and Red Crescent leaders from 11 South-East Asia (SEA) National Societies, representatives of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The…
Summary Report on the “Regional Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Early Warning and Early Action (EWEA)”, 26-29 March, Bangkok Annex 1: Process Report: Regional workshop on Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Early…
In 2013, the ARF Ministers welcomed Thailand and the Republic of Korea as co-chair of the ARF Disaster-Relief Exercise (ARF DiREx), held in Cha-am, Phetburi Province in Thailand on 7-11 May 2013. The ARF DiREx 2013 had the participation of…
Panel discussion on what is urban resilience and what is happening across the region Panel discussion on what is urban resilience and what is happening across the region The workshop brought together more than 40 participants from eight Red Cross/Red…
The RCRC - ECHO Coordination Meeting 2013 was held on 9 August 2013 in Bangkok. The key objective of this meeting was to reflect on the current partnerships within the RCRC family and between the RCRC family and ECHO, identify…
The Regional Health Technical Working Group Meeting is held from 28 - 29 October 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. The objectives of this meeting are: To strengthen regional cooperation and collaboration through information sharing and lessons learned. To finalize Terms of…
The 7th Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Practitioners Workshop 2013 was held during 13 - 14 November 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. This event was organized by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), South-East Asia Regional Delegation and…
The Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leaders convened in the 11th Leadership Meeting in Singapore, on 24 – 26 March 2014, to discuss issues of common concern and to enhance cooperation within the RCRC Movement and to forge common approaches…
The first Red Cross Red Crescent Doha Dialogue 2014 in Doha, Qatar, took place on 15-17 June 2014. The dialogue is a unique opportunity to gather with Red Cross Red Crescent partners from the Middle East and North Africa, Southeast Asia…
The Urban Disaster Management workshop organized by Philippine Red Cross and IFRC, with the support of Norwegian Red Cross and Swedish Red Cross on 18-21 August 2014, in Manila, the Philippines, was a direct response to the many voices raised…
Part of the agreement above is to have a follow-up workshop to discuss on the finalization of the above agreements in preparation for the South-East Asia National Societies Leadership meeting to be held on July 2015. Specific Objectives of…
Southeast Asia Red Cross/Red Crescent Pandemic and Public Health Emergency Preparedness Workshop was organized on 17 – 20 November 2014 in Singapore. Despite progress made in public health, the world today is still vulnerable to infectious diseases which know no national…
The ASSI workshop serves as a medium for learning and sharing experiences among key actors working in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and education in order to inform the development of a framework for the ASEAN Safe Schools Initiative, and launches…
Purpose: The Center for Strategic and International Studies-Myanmar Development Resources Institute (CSIS-MDRI), Interfaith Dialogue Group (Myanmar), Myanmar Red Cross and the IFRC hosted a regional think tank focusing on inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue in Yangon from 24-25 January 2015. The think tank dialogue…
Purpose: The expected outcome of the workshop was that the participants have a clear picture of how to implement the SBDRR project and which stakeholder should be involved, also the important role of RCRC to work with school. The objectives of the…
IFRC organized the Orientation Workshop on module & tools for National Societies: Enhancing Basic Skills on Implementation of School Based Disaster Risk Reduction Program on 26-27 January 2015 in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. The objectives of the workshop were: to develop…
Given the outcomes of the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) in June 2014, and moving forward to the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross Red Crescent in 2015, National Societies have an important role in…
The 12th Annual South-East Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leadership Meeting was hosted in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 25-27 February 2015, under the generous hospitality of the Cambodian Red Cross and its President, Bun Rany Hun Sen and the Secretary…
Following the request of Malaysian Red Crescent of Sarawak Branch, IFRC South-East Asian Regional Delegation facilitated a three-day training on Climate Change Adaptation, together with Mr. Rozalla Iskandar Bin Mohamad Rosni, a Malaysian Red Crescent staff member from the National Office who had…
IFRC and Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) co-facilitated a Red Cross Red Crescent Induction training for governments of ASEAN on 27 April – 2 May 2015 in Indonesia, as part of the AHA Centre Executive (ACE) Programme. This training is part…
The inaugural Manila Conference on Labor Migration took place over two days in Manila, the Philippines, from 12-13 May 2015, hosted by Philippine Red Cross Society and IFRC. The event brought together a diverse collection of experts and interested parties…
ARF DiREx 2015 was co-organized by the Governments of Malaysia and China. More than 25 ARF Member states participated in the simulation exercise, in addition to international humanitarian organizations, such as the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners, UNOCHA and representatives…
Asia Pacific Community Health Workshop | 1-5 June 2015 | Bangkok Community-Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) is an approach of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) aimed at supporting communities so that individuals,…
Over 60 representatives gathered in Bangkok at the ‘Regional Disaster Law Forum for Southeast Asia’ on 10-11 June 2015. These included National Society leaders and technical staff, NDMOs, ministries of foreign affairs, parliamentarians, United Nations organizations, NGOs and the ASEAN…
Disaster and Climate Change Law Workshop | Vientiane, Lao PDR | 29 July 2015 Since October 2013, IFRC, LRC, UNDP and the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MoNRE) have been working together as key partners in the development…
The Regional Community Safety and Resilience Forum 2015 is held in Jakarta, hosted by the PMI, from 4 - 6 August 2015. Brief Report |…
Latest updates: 1. **NEW** Regional Gender and Diversity TOT report 2. **NEW** Regional Gender and Diversity Network meeting report 3. **NEW** VOICES FROM THE TRAINING highlights what the participants stated about the training and why it is important for the National Societies. Regional Gender&Diversity…
Each year, the 13 October marks International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and ASEAN Day for Disaster Management. The event is an opportunity to celebrate how people and communities are reducing their exposure to disasters, and also raise awareness about the…
Introduction to Resilience workshop is held in Hua Hin, Thailand, from 9 - 13 November 2015. Agenda Resources: IFRC Framework for Community Resilience (2014) Minimum standard commitments to gender and diversity in emergency programming - pilot version (IFRC 2015) Handbook…
The 8th Practitioners’ Workshop on Risk Reduction and Resilience in Asia was organized by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) with the aim to provide a unique opportunity for practitioners and organizations to jointly reflect on the outcomes of the Third World…
Cows are essential to millions of families in rural parts of Viet Nam. They are not only a source of food, but they provide an important labour on farms, driving income in many households. Recognizing that cows are key to…
Statutory Meetings of the Red Cross Red Crescent was held from 4 to 10 December 2015, consisting of: The 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 8 to 10 December 2015 Council of Delegates of the Red Cross…
The Vietnam Red Cross Society organized the workshop to review the 5-year implementation of the Mangrove Plantation - Disaster Risk Reduction project on 15 and 16 Dec 2015. Over 5 years, 108 ha of mangroves were planted and another 9,000 protected in 205…
The ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM), the ASEAN Safe Schools Initiative (ASSI) and the ASEAN Secretariat held the first ASEAN Regional Conference on School Safety on 16-17 December 2015, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The objectives of this conference are…
During 14-15 January 2016, the Philippine Red Cross organized a workshop titled "Seven Moves: Gender and Diversity in Emergency Programming." Workshop objectives: Introduction of GAD concepts through the RCRC Movement’s Fundamental Principles Appreciation of GAD relevance in emergency programs To…
Vietnam’s long coastline, geographic location, and diverse topography and climates contribute to its being one of the most hazard-prone countries of the Asia-Pacific region, with storms and flooding, in particular, responsible for economic and human losses. Given that a high…
On the 28th January 2016 the IFRC team in Bangkok, together with representatives from American Red Cross and Thai Red Cross will take part in a one-day gender and diversity awareness training. In the past few years IFRC and National Societies…
The 4-year initiative was designed to enhance ongoing programmes and strategies of the IFRC Southeast Asia Regional Delegation, based on the dialogue with the targeted NSs, as part of regular Leaders Meetings and Community Safety and Resilience Forum (CSRF) Meetings The retreat…
Lao Red Cross has implemented a wide range of activities in schools in the past years in partnership with government, PNSs as well as Civil Society Organizations. This includes activities in Disaster Risk Reduction and Health which all contribute to…
On 29th February, 2016, Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) hosted a workshop together with PMI and the IFRC on ‘strengthening law and disaster risk reduction in Indonesia’. The workshop brought together participants from different ministries, UN agencies, civil society and…
Climate Change is considered as a cross-cutting issue that should be taken into consideration while implementing community-based activities in the field of Health, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), including the various thematic areas, phases and cross-cutting themes under DRR. In line…
The 3-day Forum was hosted by the Korean Red Cross and co-organised by IFRC and ICRC in Seoul. Under the theme of ‘Communicating in the Digital Space’, the event brought together communications colleagues from NS, IFRC and ICRC offices from across…
Climate Change is underlined in Lao Red Cross (LRC) Strategic Plan 2011-2015 as a “future trend” that LRC needs to take into consideration. The Strategic Plan notes that “Climate change, in particular, not only endangers lives and undermines livelihoods, but…
The annual Steering Committee Meeting for the Regional Resilience Initiative (RRI) was held in Bangkok on 26 April 2016. The objective of the meeting was to review the second year of implementation of the initiative and to discuss among partners…
On 28th April, the Philippine Red Cross hosted a ‘Disaster Law Orientation Session’ to introduce their plans for disaster law work in the Philippines in 2016 and beyond. This initiative follows several years of disaster law work, which has…
Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction on the occasion of 1 year of implementation of the Sendai Framework for Action (2015-2030) will be held in Hanoi, Viet Nam, on 16 to 18 May 2016. Background The…
Group photo of representatives from PMI, IFRC and AHA Centre, and participants of ACE Programme from ASEAN countries IFRC and Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) co-facilitated a Red Cross Red Crescent Induction training for governments of ASEAN on 23 – 27 May…
