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
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 Thirteenth ASEAN Law Ministers’ Meeting (“ALAWMM”) was hosted and chaired by the Philippines on 14 November 2025, in Manila, the Philippines. The Honourable Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the President of the Republic of the Philippines delivered the Keynote Address for the Opening Ceremony of
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the First ASEAN-Japan Law Ministers’ Meeting (ALAWMM + Japan) in Manila, Philippines, underscoring both sides’ strong commitment, at the high-level, in their cooperation and collaboration in the field of law and justice.
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today joined the Ministers/Attorneys General of ASEAN Member States in the 13th ASEAN Law Ministers’ Meeting (ALAWMM) held in Manila, Philippines. The 13th ALAWMM reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening law and legal cooperation in promoting the r
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its Special Meeting 4/2025 from 10 to 14 November 2025 in Melaka, Malaysia. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, the Chair and Representative of Malaysia to AICHR, and attended by Representatives and Alternate
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the signing ceremony of the ASEAN Treaty on Extradition, on the sidelines of the 13th ASEAN Law Ministers’ Meeting (ALAWMM) in Manila, Philippines. The signing of the ASEAN Treaty on Extradition marks a historic milestone of ASEAN’s
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the Opening Ceremony of the 13th ASEAN Law Ministers’ Meeting held in Manila, Philippines. The President of the Republic of the Philippines, H.E. Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., delivered the opening remarks during the ceremony.
