Standard operating procedure for regional standby arrangements and coordination of joint disaster relief and emergency response operations
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) provides
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(i) the guides and templates to initiate the establishment of the ASEAN Standby Arrangements for Disaster Relief and Emergency Response,
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(ii) the procedures for joint disaster relief and emergency response operations,
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(iii) the procedures for the facilitation and utilization of military and civilian assets and capacities, and
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(iv) the methodology for the periodic conduct of the ASEAN regional disaster emergency response simulation exercises (ARDEX) which shall test the effectiveness of this procedure.
The point is that this is an agreement signed by ASEAN Member States which means other unions could establish agreements for Disaster Relief like ASEAN Member States.