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
Plastic pollution in the ASEAN region is a significant environmental challenge, with over 31 million tonnes of plastic waste generated annually across six ASEAN Member States. This mismanaged waste contributes to marine debris, with plastic accounting for approximately 80% of all marine debris in
In celebration of International MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) Day in June 2025, this article highlights ASEAN’s enduring commitment to advancing micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), particularly those led by women. These enterprises are key contributors to inclusive and s
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The 1st ASEAN Youth Dialogue (AYD): Engaging Youth in Policy Discourse
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“It is important to keep on challenging ourselves and our cities in progressing its sustainable agendas and goals. Collective local actions are important and need to be established and re-established.” – Annie Syazrin, Senior Assistant Director and Sustainable Development Officer,
The UL Research Institutes-ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women is an award set up by a partnership between the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-UL Research Institutes, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Launched in 2014, the competitio
List of ASEAN Cooperation Projects
List of ASEAN Cooperation Programmes
