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The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)'s airlift of the third tranche of humanitarian aid from Singapore to Jordan has been completed. The RSAF will be commencing the airdrop operations staged out of Jordan, together with the Royal Jordanian Air Force.

We will continue to work closely with our partners in the Middle East, as well as humanitarian partners in SG to offer additional assistance and support to the affected communities.

Read the full statement here: go.gov.sg/20240317-3haops Transcript of Minister Balakrishnan’s doorstop interview at King Abdullah II Airbase: go.gov.sg/20240317-trans…

RLAF has donated $6.1 million raised by the Singapore public to UNRWA. Find out more: go.gov.sg/20240318-rlafd…

🇸🇬 Ambassador Umej Bhatia had an excellent meeting with 🇺🇳 Doreen Bogdan-Martin today. We look forward to cooperating with Int’l Telecommunication Union as they continue their important work on all things digital, from improving global connectivity to norm setting in areas such as AI.

Pleased to have a team Singapore 🇸🇬 dinner today and with our delegation to the 148th Assembly of the International Parliamentary Union. A warm welcome to Geneva and our best wishes for the last day of meetings!

PR(UN) Umej Bhatia was delighted to meet Venezuela Ambassador Alexander Yánez for an engaging discussion on areas of cooperation in Geneva, including support for the UN Charter and international law. Ambassador Yanez’s valuable insights on Latin America were much appreciated. 🤝

At a meeting of the Group of Friends (GOF) on the Responsibility to Protect today, 🇸🇬 Ambassador Umej Bhatia called for inclusivity, the consistent application of principles, and the need to pursue thematic initiatives which enjoy consensus among the GOF’s diverse membership.

🇸🇬’s DPR Jonathan was delighted to share with Francophonie colleagues 🇸🇬’s AI strategy and how we launched the Digital #FOSS initiative to enable small states to support each other on their digital transformation journeys. Many thanks to the CAR Mission for this collaboration! 🤝

🇸🇬 is proud to be 1st in Asia and one of the first member states to announce our pledge of S$24m to the WHO 1st ever Investment Round for 2025/28. Our contribution go towards capacity building for developing states to respond to health emergencies #WHA77 t.ly/eegtG

Permanent Representative (UN) Umej Bhatia was pleased to meet Ms Ayaka Suzuki, Director of Strategy (UNSG’s Office) today, after they last crossed paths in New York over 20 years ago! They had an engaging discussion on how to strengthen the multilateral system and the UN. 🇸🇬 🤝🇺🇳

Permanent Representative (UN) Umej Bhatia was pleased to meet with Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uganda, Marcel R. Tibaleka today. Uganda is currently the Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). They had good discussions on strengthening the multilateral system.

Amb Umej Bhatia was happy to speak about 🇸🇬’s fruitful and productive partnership with the IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ to harness nuclear technology for advancements in healthcare, combatting pollution, and realising the #SDGs today at an #NPTPrepCom side event.

Amb Umej Bhatia reaffirmed 🇸🇬’s support for ICRC at Pres Spoljaric’s briefing for Missions in Geneva today. Appreciated her frank sharing on her preoccupations and the need to implement international humanitarian law, and glad to hear she had a fruitful visit to 🇸🇬 for #SLD24

Singapore & Türkiye co-hosted a side event titled “Responsible AI in the Mil Domain: Perspectives from the Regional Consultations”, on sidelines of UN GGE on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems. We’re contributing to UN GGE on LAWS for the first time as a High Contracting Party!

🇸🇬 PR Umej Bhatia had an excellent discussion with Doreen Bogdan-Martin Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin yesterday on emerging areas of cooperation in Geneva and beyond. Singapore is happy to support the important work of the Int’l Telecommunication Union 🤝

🇸🇬 Amb Umej Bhatia had an excellent discussion with 🇺🇳 UN Human Rights Older Persons Section Chief Chitralekha Massey - we look forward to working with her office on this important topic 🤝

🇸🇬 Amb Umej Bhatia welcomed United Nations Envoy on Technology Dr Amandeep Gill in Geneva today for a substantive discussion on the implementation of the Global Digital Compact 🌏 It is essential for all actors to coordinate, complement, and catalyse their work to realise our common objective 🔗

Amb Umej Bhatia welcomed the 🇸🇬 delegation attending the #RCRC24 today. 🇸🇬 is firmly committed to upholding #IHL and we stand with ICRC. Looking forward to discussions at the #RCRC24 this week on how we can all work together to Navigate Uncertainty and Strengthen Humanity!

Today’s event gave delegates to the 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent #RCRC24 an opportunity to hear from 🇦🇺🇦🇷🇩🇰🇫🇷🇸🇬&🇺🇸 about their respective military’s efforts to implement international humanitarian law. Read more on our website: