JAKARTA: Asean Defence Ministers have called for the swift establishment of a humanitarian corridor to facilitate unimpeded delivery of aid to those affected by the conflict in Gaza.
The recent climate talks in Egypt have left us with a sobering reality: The window for maintaining global warming to 1.5 degrees is closing fast and what is on the table currently is insufficient to avert some of the worst potential effects of climate change. The Nationally Determined Contribution targets of Asian and Pacific countries will result in a 16% increase in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from the 2010 levels.
The Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) and its partners have reaffirmed commitments to raise the Asean people’s awareness about the importance of disaster risk reduction during the commemoration of Asean Day for Disaster Management (ADDM) 2021.