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
JAKARTA, 29 July – Youth development experts convened at a two-day online meeting to exchange ideas on the development of the ASEAN Work Plan on Youth 2021-2025.Thirty-five participants from youth organisations, ASEAN entities, relevant NGOs and UN Agencies, as well as potential partners att
JAKARTA, 29 July 2020 – The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) convened with the Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) at the Special AEM-METI Video Conference on COVID-19 Response held today. At the meeting, both sides adopted the ASEAN-Japan Economic Resilience Action Plan.Th
JAKARTA, 28 July 2020 – ASEAN continues to strengthen its commitment to promote and protect the rights of women and children in the region, especially in these challenging times.The 20th ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) Meeting
JAKARTA, 27 July 2020 – Hundreds of youth from ASEAN and other countries joined in the first episode of the Interactive Webinar Series on ASEAN Youth and COVID-19 under the theme #ASEANYouth at the Forefront of COVID-19 Response.The ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Foundation, ASEAN Centre for Biodi
JAKARTA, 24 July 2020 – The launch of the Higher Education for ASEAN Talents (HEAT) Scholarship Programme took place through an online ceremony on 22 July.HEAT is a collaborative effort between ASEAN and the Republic of Korea (ROK) that aims to strengthen the ASEAN higher education sector an
JAKARTA/ZURICH, 23 July 2020 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) have launched #BeActive videos featuring regional football stars as part of a joint campaign encouraging ASEAN citizens to lead healt
JAKARTA, 16 July 2020 – At the 22nd ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting (AISOM) held online yesterday, officials from both sides reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen ASEAN-India’s strategic partnership.The senior officials exchanged views on the developments in ASEAN and Indi
JAKARTA, 7-8 July 2020 – Education specialists from global and regional organisations lent their expertise during a virtual discussion on the development of the ASEAN Work Plan on Education 2021–2025.The ASEAN Work Plan on Education 2016–2020, which was approved at the 9th ASEA
JAKARTA, 3 July 2020 – Twenty young leaders from across ASEAN Member States (AMS) met virtually with ASEAN Leaders at the sidelines of the 36th ASEAN Summit held on 26 June.The ASEAN Youth Interface with ASEAN Leaders 2020 gave youth representatives a platform to speak with ASEAN Heads
