Opening Ceremony of ACE LEDMP Middle Level – Batch 1

21 February 2024 -

The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) warmly welcomes the 20 participants of the AHA Centre Executive (ACE): Leadership in Emergency and Disaster Management Programme (ACE-LEDMP) Middle Level – Batch 1 to Jakarta, Indonesia.

They kicked off the on-site sessions at the Opening Ceremony on 20 February 2024, which was attended by Mr. CHUJO Kazuo, Minister/Deputy Head of the Mission of Japan to ASEAN, Mr. Ky Anh Nguyen, Director, Sustainable Development Directorate at the ASEAN Secretariat, and Mr. Lee Yam Ming, Executive Director of the AHA Centre. The ceremony was also opened by H.E. Ekkaphab Phanthavong, Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) of ASEAN for Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC).

After one month of intensive online sessions, these middle level managers from the National Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs) of ASEAN Member States are ready to continue their learning journey to enhance leadership skills and exchange knowledge on disaster management.

The ACE LEDMP Middle Level – Batch 1 is supported primarily by the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).