MAKATI CITY, 19 September 2018 – The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) held the second leg of the ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes Regional Forum in Makati City, Philippines on 4-5 September. The forum aims to promote biodiversity conservation by sharing first-hand accounts of people who fight for the environment. With support from the European Union (EU) [...]
MAKATI CITY, 19 September 2019 - The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity launched the ASEAN Youth Biodiversity Programme (AYBP), aiming to empower the youth to contribute to the formulation and implementation of biodiversity policies, at the sidelines of the ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes Regional Forum on 4 September in Makati City, Philippines. AYBP—developed in collaboration with the [...]
SEOUL, 18 September 2018 – ASEAN and the Republic of Korea (ROK) agreed to strengthen cooperation on sustainable infrastructure and regional connectivity at the 1st ASEAN-ROK Infrastructure Ministers Meeting in Seoul on 17 September. The ministers discussed the priorities and development plans of each ASEAN Member State on sustainable infrastructure and smart cities. They recognised [...]
PHNOM PENH, 10 September 2018 – ASEAN undergraduate students participated in the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Youth Debate on Human Rights 2018 on 8-10 September in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as part of efforts to raise awareness about AICHR and human rights. The three-day event also aimed at fostering public speaking, critical thinking, [...]
BANGKOK, 17 September 2018 - The Task Force on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community convened its 8th Meeting on 14 to 15 September in Bangkok, Thailand. The Meeting finalised the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that encompasses all ASEAN Community Pillars and [...]
Frankfurt, 8 September 2018 – A group comprised of representatives of ASEAN business chambers, associations and companies who are working towards greater involvement of business and industry in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) concluded their second meeting and study visit from 2 to 8 September 2018 in Germany in preparation for the development [...]
