Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in the 5th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management (AMMDM) Plus Japan in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  Co-chaired by Senior Minister in Charge of Special Missions, First Vice President of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Chair of ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management (AMMDM) 2025, Kitte Sangahak Bandith Kun Kim, and Deputy Minister for Disaster Management, Cabinet Office of Japan, Kambara Norifumi. the Meeting discussed ways and means to enhance ASEAN-Japan cooperation in disaster management, including deliberating on the implementation progress of the ASEAN–Japan Work Plan on Disaster Management 2021–2025, and preparations for the development of the ASEAN–Japan Work Plan on Disaster Management 2026–2030, in line with the AADMER Work Programme 2026-2030.

Development of AADMER Work Programme 2026-2030 is supported by the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).