GOVT. PRESS SECRETARIAT; Cabinet has appointed Agafili Tomaimano Shem Leo as the Interim
Chairman of the National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC), until a new CEO has been appointed for
the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
The NEOC leads the government coordination and responses to disasters. Beginning from September
last year, the NEOC has been at the forefront of the coordination of national efforts and emergency
responses on the measles outbreak, to be followed closely by the global spread of the COVID 19
pandemic. The NEOC operates apropos requirements of the relevant laws and the National Disaster
Management Plan.
Agafili who is Chief Executive of the Ministry of
Prime Minister and Cabinet, (MPMC) and
Secretary to Cabinet takes over the
chairmanship role from Ulu Bismarck Crawley,
who resigned recently.
He is also the Chair of the National Security
Committee that works closely with the NEOC
and all other sectors in the area of security.