On August 14, H.E. Kazuo Sunaga, Ambassador of Japan to ASEAN, attended the opening ceremony of Batch 5 of the AHA Centre Executive Programme (ACE Programme) held in Jakarta, and welcomed the 17 new participants. The ceremony was attended by H.E. Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Ms. Adelina Kamal, Executive Director of the AHA Centre, and Ambassadors of ASEAN dialogue partners.

The ACE Programme is an over four-month training for future leaders of national disaster management offices (NDMO) in ASEAN countries conducted by the AHA Centre. The Programme is funded by Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) since it commenced in 2014.