ASEAN Calls for Support to Recovery of Typhoon Haiyan-affected Communities in the Philippines
Tuesday, 15 July 2014. 2014, ASEAN Secretariat News
JAKARTA, 15 July 2014 – A pre-conference meeting held in ASEAN Secretariat today gathered around 100 ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps, ASEAN’s partners, and the private sector, to discuss and share views on continuing support for the recovery of communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
In his welcome remarks, H.E. Ambassador Min Lwin, Chair of the Permanent Representatives to ASEAN and Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, emphasised that the presence of the Ambassadors, Dialogue Partners, and the private sector, sends a strong message “that we are united in our goal of continuing our support to the communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.”