6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction: June 22-26, 2014
Bangkok, Thailand: Statement from U.S. on Managing Risk through Sound Public Investments
After a very successful meeting in Mandalay at the end of March, we now have a critical mass of champions who are highly committed to moving the agenda on migrant health care further along, in whichever way we can, with whatever resources we can muster, the key operative word being partnership. Partnership between health, labor and social security, partnership between public and private sector, between government and civil society, and between the countries, to develop shared solutions to a common and complex health area. Also, partnership among development partners; we have a large group of external agencies who have come together to demonstrate our friendship and support for the cause. This meeting is a joint effort between IHPP Foundation, USAID, UNDP and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
![Indonesian entrepreneurs hear about how digital tools can help make them more competitive. Indonesian entrepreneurs hear about how digital tools can help make them more competitive.](https://2012-2017.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/US-ASEAN_Business_Alliance_Jakarta_0.jpg?itok=X163VqlJ)
Today, 150 Indonesian entrepreneurs gathered in Jakarta to learn about opportunities being created by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC) and how digital tools and solutions can help make them more competitive at home and abroad. At a conference organized by the US-ASEAN Business Alliance for Competitive SMEs (Business Alliance), FedEx and Seagate took the lead in providing key insights on logistics and digital tools to the attendees. The Business Alliance is a collaborative effort between the US-ASEAN Business Council and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday launched the first ever-comprehensive report on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Indonesia.
![U.S.Ambassador Kristie Kenney visits research vessel at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center following the memorandum of understanding signing ceremony. U.S.Ambassador Kristie Kenney visits research vessel at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center following the memorandu](https://2012-2017.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/sustainable%20fisheries.jpg?itok=yCzVqyqR)
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) today agreed to work together to design and implement activities to enhance food security and biodiversity conservation in Asia and the Pacific.
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