- ABOUT ASEANThe 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, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.Menu
- WHAT WE DO
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
Menu - WHO WE WORK WITH
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.
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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
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ASEC holds Roundtable Discussion with Australian Public Service Commission
Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott AO (middle) visited the ASEAN Secretariat on 30 January 2023 and spoke at the Roundtable Discussion on Australia’s Perspective on Public Service Reform and Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Present in the Roundtable were DSG Ek
IOM Regional Director for Asia Pacific meets with ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Regional Director for Asia Pacific Ms. Sarah Lou Arriola (left) met DSG Ekkaphab Phanthavong (right) on 30 January 2023 to discuss cooperation with ASEAN.
Special Advisor to the President of ERIA pays courtesy call on the Secretary-General of ASEAN
Secretary-General of ASEAN H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn received a courtesy call by Mr. Tetsuya Watanabe, Special Advisor to the President of ERIA, at the ASEAN Secretariat today.
Secretary-General of ASEAN H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn received a courtesy call by H.E. Sergei Glazyev, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission at the ASEAN Secretariat today.
Deputy SecGen Tran Duc Binh and Amb. Hjayceelyn Quintana, Permanent Representative of Philippines to ASEAN met today at the ASEAN Secretariat on how to support each other regarding the work of ASEAN.
Secretary-General of ASEAN H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn received H.E. Slobodan Marinkovic, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to ASEAN, in a courtesy call at the ASEAN Secretariat today.
ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Kao Kim Hourn met with UNHCR Asia-Pacific Director Mr. Indrika Ratwatte today to discuss humanitarian issues in the region. The United Nations Specialised Agencies have been working closely with ASEAN in delivering aid during emergencies alongside its humanitarian Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission pays courtesy call on the Secretary-General of ASEAN
Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN meets with ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General
Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to ASEAN pays courtesy call on the Secretary-General of ASEAN
UNHCR Asia-Pacific Director Indrika Ratwatte calls on SG









