ASEAN - Association of South-East Asian Nations

01/23/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/22/2025 19:02

Secretary-General of ASEAN discusses humanitarian assistance with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Ms. Mirjana Spoljaric, on the sidelines of the WEF Annual Meeting 2025, on 22 January 2025, to discuss pressing humanitarian challenges and shared perspectives on how to move humanitarian assistance forward. Their dialogue focused on the situation in Myanmar and the deepening collaboration between ASEAN and the ICRC, with an emphasis on promoting International Humanitarian Law and addressing regional humanitarian priorities.