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3. Bolstering Cooperation with the International Community to
Chapter 1
Respond to Security Threats

In order to respond to security threats that go beyond national ef forts for resolution, closely

coordinated international cooperation is more necessary than ever.
As cyber-threats are further advancing and posing serious harm to national security beyond
all borders, cooperation on the level of international community is strongly recommended. To

build a reliable cyberspace and ef fective response measures against the threats, the international
community is actively cooperating through various platforms including the UN, the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF), and Conference on Cyberspace,

as well as the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), a regional multilateral
security forum.
In September 2015, during the second Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Senior Of f icials
meeting, representatives of member states reaf f irmed the shared perception that the spread of

infectious diseases, such as MERS and the Zika virus, presents political, economic, social, and
security threats to the global community, and agreed to carry out state-level cooperation.

Ef forts to expand international cooperation to ensure quick relief and recovery operations
in the aftermath of large-scale natural and man-made disasters are also intensifying. Through
the UN Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS), real-time information on
disasters that occur around the globe as well as the status of relief operations and relief plans are

made available worldwide. Regional multilateral security consultative bodies, such as the ARF
and the ADMM-Plus, are also exploring innovative disaster relief methods and conducting
drills.

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