JAKARTA, 26 February 2020 – Today, the ASEAN Secretariat opened the “ASEAN High-Level Symposium on Disaster Management 2020” to improve regional policies and strategies on disaster management. The two-day event is organized with the support from the Chinese Government and in collaboration with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) of Indonesia as knowledge [...]
SIEM REAP, 21 February 2020 – At the 27th ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue held in Siem Reap, Cambodia today, Senior Officials from ASEAN and New Zealand reiterated their commitment to redouble efforts toward strengthening the longstanding partnership in its 45th year of dialogue relations. They noted the full implementation of the ASEAN-New Zealand Plan of Action [...]
The Lead Implementing Body for the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 Strategic Area of Sustainable Infrastructure (LIB-SI) held the ASUS Socialisation Forum for Cities in Jakarta on 20 - 21 February 2020. The Forum was part of the ongoing efforts to socialise and implement ASUS, and as a follow-up to the interest expressed [...]
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its 30th Meeting from 18 to 21 February 2020 in Hanoi, Viet Nam. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Amb. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thai Yen Huong, Representative of Viet Nam to the AICHR and was attended by Representatives/ Alternate Representatives of the AICHR. The AICHR focused [...]
JAKARTA, 20 February 2020 - As part of the continued efforts to stop the spread of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), health officials and clinical experts from ASEAN Member States and China conducted a special video conference today. Utilising the ASEAN Emergency Operations Centre Network for public health emergencies knowledge-sharing platform led by Malaysia, the [...]
JAKARTA, 14 February 2020 – ASEAN and the United States reiterated commitment to strengthen their strategic partnership for mutual benefit at the 11th Meeting of the ASEAN-U.S. Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) held at the ASEAN Secretariat today. At the meeting, ASEAN and U.S. officials noted that the longstanding partnership has expanded to cover a wide [...]
