Three Post-Nargis Recovery projects implemented by ASEAN Volunteers and implementing partners were handed over to the Nargis-affected community today by the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, Dato’ Misran Karmain, in Myanmar. The projects provided support in livelihoods, disaster risk reduction and access to safe water and sanitation for at least 5,000 households [...]
1. We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), had a fruitful Second ASEAN-GCC Ministerial Meeting in Singapore from 31 May - 1 June 2010. We discussed the favorable developments and the future directions of ASEAN-GCC cooperation. We also had [...]
At the Second ASEAN-GCC Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on 1 June 2010, the Foreign Ministers considered the recent attacks by the Israeli authorities against personnel aboard the humanitarian vessel, Mavi Marmara on 31 May 2010. The Ministers strongly deplored and condemned this Israeli raid and act of violence in international waters. The Ministers expressed condolences [...]