JAKARTA, 17 April 2020 - Deeply concerned with the potential impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on ASEAN cooperation in food, agriculture and forestry and the disruption of the food supply chain in the region, the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) issued a Joint Statement on 15 April reaffirming commitment to ensure food security, food safety and nutrition in the [...]
Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, lives have been upended and economic activities disrupted around the world. ASEAN is not spared with rising confirmed cases in all ten Member States. ASEAN Member States have rolled out measures to contain and counter the impact [...]
JAKARTA, 7 April 2020 – ASEAN and Plus Three Health Ministers of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (APTHMM) convened through a special video conference to reaffirm their collaboration in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. The APTHMM was co-chaired by Indonesia, chair of the ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting, and Japan as chair of the APTHMM. [...]
JAKARTA, 7 April 2020 – ASEAN’s Health Ministers convened through a video conference to intensify regional cooperation with various stakeholders as member states step-up measures to control the spread and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting (AHMM) Chair – Indonesia held the video conference which was participated in [...]
1. The ASEAN Coordinating Council Working Group on Public Health Emergencies and United States interagency officials held a video conference on 01 April 2020 to discuss ASEAN-United States cooperation in public health emergencies and countering the COVID-19 pandemic. 2. ASEAN Member States and the United States (collectively “We”) expressed deep condolences on the tragic loss of [...]
