PRESIDENT SBY VISIT ARMY STAND

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had the opportunity to review the Disaster Risk Reduction Technology Exhibition Stand Army after opening the 5 th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR), Tuesday (23/10/2012). President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened the meeting and exhibition, which runs until Thursday (25/10/2012) at the Jogja Expo Center, Yogyakarta.

Units representing the Army exhibit is from the Department of the Army Information (Dispenad), Directorate of Army Engineers (Ditziad) and the Directorate of Army Transport Briefing (Ditbekangad).

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during an inspection at the exhibition stand of the Army briefed Colonel Arh Erwin Septiansyah, S. Ip of the material on display as well as the Army duties in helping communities cope with disasters. Exhibition Stand Army Dispenad filled with material such as photo documentation, brochures and documentary play in helping natural disaster. While from Ditziad and Ditbekangad each featuring a water purification devices, detection devices, and victims of natural rubber boats (LCR).

In opening, the President said that the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) should be an important agenda in disaster management. He said the DRR must be done with the support of law enforcement, regional and international cooperation, as well as the involvement of local communities.

President outlines at least six things necessary to support DRR measures as well as a reflection of post-tsunami Aceh, Indonesia in 2004. (Dispenad).

ARMY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION EXHIBITION PARTICIPATION

Indonesian National Army (TNI AD) for a show in order to participate Ministerial Conference in Asia for the fifth Disaster Risk Reduction (Fifth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - AMCDRR) organized by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 22 to 25 October 2012.

Units representing the Army exhibit is from the Department of the Army Information (Dispenad), Directorate of Army Engineers (Ditziad) and the Directorate of Army Transport Briefing (Ditbekangad).

The material is exhibited in the form of Dispenad photo documentation, brochures and documentary play in helping natural disaster. While from Ditziad and Ditbekangad each featuring a water purification devices, detection devices, and victims of natural rubber boats (LCR).

According to the Head of Data, Information and Public Relations BNPB Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, more than 1,200 participants including 49 ministerial-level officials and high-level delegations from Asia will come together on Tuesday (23/10) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Discussion of the impact and losses throughout the region will be the main agenda. In 2011 and the Asian countries dominate the list of countries most affected in the world. For example, the Philippines ranks highest with 33 reports of a major disaster, followed by China which reported 22 disaster.

From a total of 302 disaster, 137 disasters occurred in Asia and an economic loss of more than 294 billion U.S. dollars of the total estimated 366 billion U.S. dollars. Catastrophic event extensive flooding has disrupted the livelihoods of millions of people, especially in Thailand, the Philippines, Pakistan, and China as well as Indonesia itself. Conference of Asia is the first meeting of the ministerial-level officials to consider the continuation of the approval of a comprehensive world in disaster risk reduction, said Sutopo.

Ministerial Conference of the Asia-to-5 is going to discuss three main themes namely, integrating disaster risk reduction at the local level and adapting to climate change to national development plans; assess the risks in the area and financing, and strengthening risk governance and local partnerships.

Indonesia is the fifth country to host the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction after Beijing, Republic of China (2005), New Delhi, India (2007); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2008), and Incheon, Republic of Korea (2010).

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MILITARY OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR

1. Counter-armed separatism.
2. Counter-armed rebellion.
3. Counter-terrorism.
4. Securing border areas.
5. Securing national vital strategic objects.
6. Participating in U.N. peacekeeping operations in accordance with foreign policies.
7. Providing VVIP protection service for the nation’s President, Vice President and their families.
8. Empowering the nation’s territorial defense capabilities and territorial defense’s supporting elements according to Total Defense System.
9. Assisting local governments.
10. Assisting the National Police to provide public security and to enforce law and order as mandated by law.
11. Supporting security measures of Visiting foreign heads of state and visiting government officials in Indonesia.
12. Supporting the Government in disaster relief efforts, internal displaced people and humanitarian assistance.
13. Supporting search and rescue efforts.
14. Assisting the Government to provide safe passage of commercial flight and fleets against hijacking, piracy and smuggling.
    

     

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The Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) is a biennial conference organized by rotation in different Asian countries since 2005. The event represents a unique opportunity for Ministers in charge of disaster management from the region to reaffirm their commitment to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The conference also serves as a forum to exchange experiences on successful practices and innovative approaches in implementing HFA’s five priorities for action at the national and local levels. Four previous AMCDRR have been organized in Beijing, China (2005), New Delhi, India (2007), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2008), and Incheon, South Korea (2010).

The 5th AMCDRR conference will be convened in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in 22-25 October 2012. City of Yogyakarta has been affected by major earthquake in 2006 and a big volcanic eruption in 2010. Best practices of pre-disaster and post disaster involving local government and communities that built City’s resilient, has lead the Government of Indonesia to have the theme “Strengthening Local Capacity for Disaster Risk Reduction” including 3 sub-themes: 1) Integrating Local Level Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation into National Development Planning; 2) Local Risk Assessment and Financing; and 3) Strengthening Local Risk Governance and Partnership.

The 5th AMCDRR will be jointly hosted by the Indonesian National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN-ISDR), with support from regional and international development partners.


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