ASEAN Health Sector Efforts in the Prevention, Detection and Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Situational Analysis
Report: as of 15 July 2022
Statement:
The SEA-MaP project aims to reduce plastics consumption, increase recycling, and minimize leakages to prevent land and sea based marine plastics pollution in Southeast Asia. Secretary-General of ASEAN H.E. DR. KAO KIM HOURN Overview Priority Areas of Coorperation Major Sectoral Bodies/Committees Key Documents ASEAN Plan of Action in Combating Transnational Crime (2016-2025) DeclarationsSoutheast Asia Programme on Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP)
It will provide support to develop and harmonize regional policies as well as create regional platforms for innovation, invSecretary-General of ASEAN
Dr. Kao Kim Hourn is the 15th Secretary-General of ASEAN. Prior to assuming this position in January 2023, he served in various capacities in the Cambodian government, including two-term Minister Delegate to Cambodia’s PrOverview
Arms smuggling remains a pervasive issue in ASEAN, particularly in post-conflict areas. The ASEAN’s cross-border nature makes it difficult to stop illicit trade, including the smuggling of firearms and its ammunition in the region. Arms smuggling represents challenges to the socio-econPriority Areas of Cooperation
Under the ambit of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Drug Matters (AMMD), cooperation on illicit drugs focuses on five main areas: preventive education, law enforcement, treatment and rehabilitation, research and alternative development. These main areas were also identMajor Sectoral Bodies/Committees
The AMMD is the main body to facilitate ASEAN cooperation on addressing illicit drugs. Under the oversight of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC), the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC) is also complementing the AMMKey Documents
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