ASEAN Cooperation Project is one of the means to facilitate ASEAN’s integration and community building process. It contributes to the overall ASEAN Community Vision 2025, a roadmap that comprises blueprints for the three ASEAN Community Pillars—the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC), the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC)—and includes the the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Work Plan IV and the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025.

ASEAN Cooperation Project adheres to the principles of the ASEAN Charter, including the principles of ASEAN centrality and equality of treatment of ASEAN Member States. It benefits and engages all ASEAN Member States. It also involves cooperation with ASEAN External Partners as guided by cooperative partnerships. To know more about ASEAN External Partners and the  documents guiding their cooperative partnerships with ASEAN, click here.

ASEAN Cooperation Project addresses challenges at the regional level and creates synergies with other initiatives that address the same issues. It can be implemented over the short, medium, or long term.

ASEAN Cooperation Project is supported by various funding sources. ASEAN maintains the ASEAN Development Fund (ADF), ASEAN Cultural Fund (ACF), and a number of ASEAN sectoral funds, which are supported by ASEAN Member States to advance ASEAN sectoral priorities. ASEAN External Partners also set funds to support development cooperation with ASEAN. To know more about the available funding mechanisms and modalities for ASEAN Cooperation Projects, click here

ASEAN Cooperation Project is conceptualised, developed, and implemented as guided by the ASEAN Project Management Framework (PMF). The ASEAN PMF follows a cyclical approach and aligns with the principles and approaches of results-based management. The ASEAN Cooperation Project cycle comprises four stages: project proposal formulation, appraisal and approval, implementation and monitoring, and completion and reporting. To know more about the ASEAN Cooperation Project Cycle, click here.