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
Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to ASEAN, Abdulla Salem Obaid Salem AlDhaheri, presented his Letter of Credence to Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dato Lim Jock Hoi, on 27 November 2020 via videoconference.
MANILA, 27 November 2020 – ASEAN Education Ministers and senior officials participated in the Fifteenth ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Education (15th SOM-ED) on 18 November and the Eleventh ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting (11th ASED) on 20 November. Both meetings were convened online.Th
Bangkok, 27 November 2020 – Today, the ASEAN Secretariat and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released a new report urging Southeast Asian governments to amplify their COVID-19 stimulus packages with much-needed investments in climate action an
JAKARTA, 27 November 2020 – The ASEAN Secretariat organised a virtual Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with the Joint Business Councils on 26 November, as part of the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 Mid-Term Review (MTR) exercise.The FGD aimed at drawing out business insights and perspective
MANILA, 26 November 2020 – The Third ASEAN Red Ribbon for Outstanding Workplace (ARROW) recognised six private companies from ASEAN Member States (AMS) for their commitment to raising HIV awareness and promoting non-discriminatory policies and working environments for workers with HIV and AIDS
JAKARTA – 26 November 2020 – The First Consultative Workshop on the Development of the Consolidated Strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for ASEAN took place on 25 November 2020 via videoconference. About 200 representatives of 45 ASEAN Sectoral Bodies across the ASEAN Commu
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its Special Meeting 02/2020 on 24-25 November 2020 via videoconference. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Amb. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thai Yen Huong, Representative of Viet Nam to AICHR and was attended by the Representatives/Alte
PHNOM PENH, 24 November 2020 – The ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC) and the United States (U.S.) Department of State/the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh co-organised a regional webinar on Protecting ASEAN Communities through Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) Implementation Amidst the
JAKARTA, 23 November 2020 – Tomorrow, key media leaders from ASEAN Members States will convene with the region’s thought leaders at the fourth edition of the ASEAN Media Forum (AMF).The AMF is a platform for senior editors to come together with ASEAN leaders to discuss vital issues affecting t
JAKARTA, 18 November 2020 – Today, the ASEAN Heads of Civil Service convened a virtual meeting to discuss progress and achievements of their cooperation from 2016-2020.The meeting adopted the ASEAN Cooperation on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM) Work Plan 2021-2025 which includes 39 projects and fi
