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
Minister of State for Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi paid a courtesy call on Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn at the ASEAN Secretariat today. They discussed ongoing efforts to advance the ASEAN-UAE Sectoral Dialogue Partnership and possible
JAKARTA, 3 September 2023 – The ASEAN Dialogue in Realising Southeast Asia as a Torture-Free Region was held on 28-29 August 2023 at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The dialogue served as a platform for sharing practices and initiatives of ASEAN Member States (AMS) and stakehold
JAKARTA, 3 September 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted the AICHR Cross-Sectoral Dialogue on the Effective Implementation of ASEAN Commitments on Human Rights of Women and Children on 25 August 2023 at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the launch of the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) Negotiations along with other AEC Council Ministers today on the sidelines of the 23rd ASEAN Economic Community Council (AECC) meeting. The DEFA’s primary objective is to bol
JAKARTA, 3 September 2023 – ASEAN Economic Ministers launched the negotiations on the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) – touted to be the first major regionwide digital economy agreement in the world – at the ASEAN Economic Community Council (AECC) meeting today
The ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) was held on 3 September at the ASEAN Secretariat and was attended by all ASEAN Member States and Timor-Leste as observer. The Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community also attended the meeting. The meeting was convened
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn attended the 23rd ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council Meeting today at the St Regis Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. The meeting reviewed the progress made in implementing the AEC Blueprint 2025, discussed the 2023 Priority Economic Deliverables during Ind
JAKARTA, 3 September 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) hosted the second ASEAN Community Council Dialogue on Human Rights on 24 August at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The purposes of the dialogue were to consult ASEAN Sectoral Bodies on how
JAKARTA, 3 September 2023 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) launched the study on human rights and migration management for the most vulnerable groups in ASEAN on 25 August at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The study examined the existing migratio
This morning, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn delivered the Welcoming Remarks at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit. Dr Kao took the opportunity to push for more strength in the business community in order to make ASEAN’s economic growth more sustainable and inclusive.
