The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
BANGKOK, 15 December 2021 – The 16th ASEAN GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare and Development took place today, back-to-back with the 17th Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD) and related meetings via video conference. It was held under the leadership of SOMSWD Thailand
JAKARTA, 14 December 2021 – The ASEAN-Korea Music Festival ROUND 2021, hosted by the Korean broadcasting company KBS and sponsored by the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) through the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund, will be held online on 9 January 2022.
Sixteen talented top musici
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 13 December 2021 – Over 120 student leaders from universities across ASEAN participated in the 5th ASEAN University Student Council Union (AUSCU) Conference which took place on 5 – 8 December to discuss the importance of youth concerted efforts and strategic pathway
ASEAN Foreign Ministers and Secretary-General of ASEAN attended the ASEAN-G7 Session held in a hybrid-format—via videoconference and in Liverpool, United Kingdom, today.
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ZURICH, 10 December 2021 – ASEAN and the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) joined forces to discuss how women’s football can act as a catalyst for social development and healthy lifestyles in the region, through an online Women’s Football Development Workshop. JAKARTA, 9 December 2021 – As the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement enters into force on 1 January 2022, the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), in collaboration with the East Asia Business Council (EABC), is intensifying its public outreach programme to ensure a high utilisa Director General for Global Affairs at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, Michel Miraillet, visited the ASEAN Secretariat and met with Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political and Security Community, Michael Tene, today. BANGKOK, 9 December 2021 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held the “AICHR Consultation Workshop on Achieving a Disability Inclusive Post COVID-19 World,” via video conference on 3 December. The workshop focused on the inclusivity of persons with disabilities The Tenth Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution in the Mekong Sub-Region (10th MSC Mekong) was held on 8 December 2021 through Video Conference hosted by Myanmar. The Meeting was attended by Ministers/representatives responsible for land, for Jakarta, 7 December 2021 – The Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Dr Gilles Carbonnier, visited the ASEAN Secretariat and met with the Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Political-Security Community, H.E. Michael Tene, today. They exchanged views on a wide
ASEAN, FIFA to work together to advance women’s role in sports and society
4th round of RCEP webinar series reaffirms need for regulatory committments to support region’s recovery in post-pandemic window
Director General for Global Affairs at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic visits the ASEAN Secretariat
AICHR consults regional stakeholders in pursuit of “Building Back Better Together”
The Tenth Meeting of The Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution in The Mekong Sub-Region
ASEAN, ICRC to enhance cooperation
