HANOI, 22 October 2018 - The ASEAN-EU Dialogue on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls took place on 22 October in Hanoi hosted by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Viet Nam in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat and the EU Mission to ASEAN. The dialogue focused on the theme [...]
HA NOI, 21 October 2018 – ASEAN and UN Women held an inaugural seminar on Gender and Media Literacy on 21 October in Ha Noi, Vietnam, aiming to raise understanding and awareness of media practitioners on gender equality. The seminar was opened by a HeForShe pinning ceremony during which Kung Phoak, Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) for the [...]
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Lim Jock Hoi, meets with High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, at the sidelines of the 12th ASEM Summit on 19 October 2018 in Brussels. H.E Federica Mogherini handed over to H.E. Dato Lim Jock Hoi the signed copy of [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 OCTOBER 2018 - The 11th Meeting of the Working Group on Progressive Labour Practices to Enhance the Competitiveness of ASEAN (SLOM-WG) was concluded on 19 October in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The working group reviewed progress of regional projects under the 5-year Work Plan for 2016-2020 in the areas of labour market information [...]
CHIANG RAI, 15 October 2018 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened the AICHR Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Symposium in Chiang Rai, Thailand on 13-15 October. Representatives from AICHR, ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children, Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development, and [...]
CEBU, 16 October 2018 – A total of 37 ASEAN scientists from the 2018/19 ASEAN Science and Technology Fellowship and three previous fellowship cycles across ASEAN participated in a science communication and policy advocacy workshop in Cebu, the Philippines, from 14-16 October. Organised by the ASEAN Foundation with the support of ASEAN and the U.S. [...]
