WE, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations (UN) on the occasion of the 3rd ASEAN-UN Summit in Ha Noi, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, on 30 October 2010;
RECOGNISING the growing impact of natural disasters and the need to address the effects of such disasters has led ASEAN to strengthen its disaster management strategies in the region, including strategies for disaster risk reduction, preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery;