The ASEAN region is endowed with rich natural resources that sustain essential life support systems both for the region and the world. Apart from providing water, food and energy, these natural resources play an important role in sustaining a wide range of economic activities and livelihoods. Download the full Publication here.
In December 2006, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which became effective in 2008, and aims to ensure equal rights and opportunities for persons with disabilities. The Convention states that consultancy with and involvement of persons with disabilities through their representative organizations is necessary to implement the [...]
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and around the world. It employs people, creates goods and services, and innovates to help us all live better lives. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of the private sector in virtually all economies in the world. In ASEAN Member States (AMSs) they account for some 96 [...]
As region, ASEAN is blessed with enormously rich forests hosting vastly diverse fauna and flora, it is also a home to a big number of indigeneous communities with very diverse culutral and religious beliefs and customary practices. Traditionally use to treat various kind of ilnesses and disorders, collecting naturally-occuring medicinal plants has taken place in [...]
In 2017, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN celebrated its golden anniversary after it was founded on 8 August 1967. Fifty years after its foundation, the Philippines led the celebrations as the Chair of the ASEAN. Last 15 January 2017, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte led the National Launch of the Philippines’ Chairmanship, with [...]
In response to major disasters that have occurred in the region, ASEAN Member States came up with the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response or AADMER, which entered into force on 24 December 2009. The agreement serves as the policy backbone and common framework that facilitates ASEAN’s cooperation and coordination in responding to [...]
