ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established in 1967 by 10 countries, namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The regional cooperative organization has three pillars: ASEAN Political-Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. For more information on ASEAN, visit the website at http://asean.org/
Guiding Documents on ASEAN
AADMER Work Programme 2016-2020
The work programme was launched in the 3rd AADMER Partnership Conference in April 2016, Semarang, Indonesia.
The ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency or AADMER has been effectively facilitating regional cooperation between and among ASEAN Member States since its entry into force on 24 December 2009. As the legally-binding regional agreement in ASEAN, AADMER has directly contributed to the building of ASEAN Community, and the enhancement of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation of the
peoples and communities in ASEAN.
ASEAN Declaration on One ASEAN One Response
The ASEAN Leaders signed the “ASEAN Declaration on One ASEAN One Response: ASEAN Responding to Disasters as One in the Region and Outside the Region” at the 28th ASEAN Summit in Vientiane. The declaration is based on the principle of harnessing the individual and collective strengths of different sectors and stakeholders in ASEAN to effectively respond to disasters inside and outside the region.
SEA National RCRC Societies – IFRC Engagement with ASEAN | 4 September 2024 | Bali, Indonesia
4 September20th South-East Asia RCRC Leaders Meeting l 21 – 22 September 2023 l Phnom Penh, Cambodia
21 September , 2023 - 22 September , 20232nd SEA RCRC Youth Forum 2023 l 17 – 20 September 2023 l Phnom Penh, Cambodia l Hosted by Cambodian Red Cross & IFRC
17 September , 2023 - 20 September , 202319th Annual Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leadership Meeting | 6-7 October 2022 | Hosted by Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society
6 October , 2022 - 7 October , 2022IFRC, AHA Centre Co-Host Southeast Asia ‘Management of International Assistance’ Workshop | 20-21 November 2019 | Jakarta, Indonesia
20 November , 2019 - 21 November , 2019
Key Documents on IFRC Collaboration with ASEAN
IFRC contributions to the AADMER work programme 2016–2020
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) shares the present update on its contributions to date towards the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) Work Programme for the years 2016–2020. The IFRC remains committed to develop a specific plan together with ASEAN to detail its future commitments towards the AADMER Work Programme.
Case Study: Supporting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to build community resilience in Member States
This four-page case study describes IFRC’s works to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to build community resilience. It highlights the importance of ASEAN in disaster management and key component of IFRC/s work at the national and regional levels. It also discusses IFRC’s support to the implementation of the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management (AADMER) Work Plan and the way forward to implement the work in the region.
The Regional Resilience Initiative (RRI) engaging with ASEAN
Purpose: The 2-page snapshot offers an overview of how the Regional Resilience Initiative (RRI) contributes to reducing the impact of disasters on vulnerable communities in Southeast Asia. Launched in 2014, with funding from the Canadian government and Canadian Red Cross,…
Engaging in the ASEAN School Safety Initiative (ASSI)
This brochure reports on the contribution of national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to the ASEAN School Safety Initiative (ASSI). The ASSI is a project endorsed by the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management to be one of the flagship projects of ASEAN in the areas of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. It is a multi-stakeholder initiative, which endeavours to make schools safer by applying and maintaining common standards to school buildings and facilities, conducting teacher and student trainings, school management and planning for disasters.
- IFRC Strategic Engagement with ASEAN (2017)
- Joint Action Plan for Technical Collaboration between RCRC and AHA Centre
- IFRC Contribution to AADMER (internal mapping)
- Case Study: Supporting ASEAN to build community resilience in Member States
- The Regional Resilience Initiative (RRI): Engaging with ASEAN
- Engaging in the ASEAN School Safety Initiative (ASSI)