JAKARTA, 8 December 2017 - A tribute to the late H.E. Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, who served as Secretary-General of ASEAN from 2008-2012, was held at the ASEAN Secretariat today. Dr. Surin passed away in Bangkok on 30 November 2017. He was 68 years old. The Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Le Luong Minh and the Committee [...]
Jakarta, 8 December 2017 – The Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN, H.E. Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, handed over her duties as the Chair of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) to the Permanent Representative of Singapore to ASEAN, H.E. Ambassador Tan Hung Seng, at the ASEAN Secretariat on 8 December 2017. [...]
JAKARTA, 4 December 2017 - ASEAN officially launched the ASEAN Science-Based Disaster Management Platform (ASDMP) and Research Roadmap on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) today, during the APEC Climate Center (APCC) - ASEAN Disaster Management Final Regional Symposium 2017. The ASDMP shares disaster management information and serves as a tool to bridge the gaps between scientists [...]
CANBERRA, 7 December 2017 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) went on a study visit in Sydney and Canberra, Australia, on 4-7 December 2017. Mr Leo M. Herrera-Lim, Philippine Representative to AICHR and Chair of AICHR in 2017, led the delegations. One of the key highlights of AICHR’s visit was a call [...]
BOHOL, 29 November 2017 - The European Union (EU) and the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held the 2nd ASEAN-EU Policy Dialogue on Human Rights in Bohol today. The two sides expressed their commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [...]
