Humanitarian Assistance Issues: Management Task Force Holds 3rd Coordination Meeting

Management Task Force of the ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance held the 3rd coordination meeting on Tuesday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At the meeting, Chairman of the Task Force Union Minister for International Cooperation U Ko Ko Hlaing said that the first phase of ASEAN humanitarian assistance was life-saving assistance for COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment activities. The second phase of the assistance will start, and relevant departments must coordinate more than the first phase to expand the distribution to the people in actual need.

Also, Union Minister Dr. Thet Khaing Win said he received the first phase of the humanitarian assistance in line with the state policies and with the permission of the Central Committee for the Prevention, Control, and Treatment of COVID-19 and coordinated for the distribution.

In addition, according to the requests of the donor organizations, distribution is made under permission. He also added that he is providing the necessary coordination to receive medicines that will benefit the people in need. Union Minister Dr. Thet Thet Khine also said that she would coordinate with relevant departments under the rules and regulations based on the previous experience for the second phase of the assistance.

Also, members of the task force provided suggestions on future plans.