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
While in Singapore attending the ASEAN Strategic Policy Dialogue on Disaster Management (SPDDM), Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn this evening met with Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore Professor Kishore Mahbubani. They discuss
Vientiane, 22 August 2024 – In a significant stride towards addressing violence against women and girls (VAWG), in Southeast Asia, the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) launched the “
Senior Officials of the EAS participating countries gathered for the second time this year for the East Asia Summit Preparatory Senior Officials’ Meeting (EAS Prep-SOM) in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. The Meeting discussed preparations for the 19th East Asia Summit scheduled to be held in October 2024 This morning, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, received China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change, Mr. Liu Zhenmin. During their meeting, both sides discussed the importance of climate change as well as key accomplishments and priorities to advance the implementation of the Frame Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today met with H.E Gina A. Jamoralin, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Indonesia at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Dr. Kao expressed his appreciation for the Philippines’ commitment and long-standing contribut JAKARTA, 22 August 2024– The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community commences the End-Term Review of the ASCC Blueprint 2025 (ETR) with an Inception Workshop held today via video conference. The Inception Workshop allowed key stakeholders of the ASCC to exchange views and recommendations on the ov BANTEN, 22 August 2024 – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted an ASEAN Dialogue on Realising Southeast Asia as a Torture-Free Region in Banten on 20-21 August. The dialogue aimed to provide a platform to share measures and enhance capacity building f On the last day of the ASEAN SOM and Related Meeting series in Luang Prabang, the ASEAN Senior Officials met with their Plus Three counterparts to discuss the preparations for the 27th APT Summit to be held in October 2024. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN
East Asia Summit Preparatory Senior Officials’ Meeting convenes in Luang Prabang
Secretary-General of ASEAN receives China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change
Secretary-General of ASEAN receives the Ambassador of the Philippines to the Republic of Indonesia
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community commences review of ASCC Blueprint 2025
AICHR hosts dialogue on realising Southeast Asia as a Torture-Free region
ASEAN Plus Three Preparatory Senior Officials’ Meeting convenes in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR
