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
ASEAN Cooperation Project is supported by various funding sources. ASEAN Member States dedicate specific funds, including a number of ASEAN sectoral funds, to advance ASEAN priorities. Similarly, ASEAN External Partners also set funds to support development cooperation with ASEAN. In general, there
How ACTS came about
The European Union, through the ARISE Programme and its successor, the ARISE Plus, has been supporting the ASEAN Economic Community in creating a more strongly connected region to ensure consumers gain more value for their
By the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Baseline survey conducted in Lao PDR
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Majority of the population in the ASEAN region live in riverine and coastal plains that are vulnerable and subject to periodic and extensive hazards such as floods and landslide
YSS-ASEAN Student Volunteers
Proud volunteers of YSS – ASEAN 2018 at Kampung Gelam villageCredit: Yayasan Sukarelawan Siswa (YSS)
The ASEAN Magazine, June 2020, p.49. By Novia D. Rulistia BY JOANNE B. AGBISIT AND THE ASEAN EDITORIAL TEAM ASSIST – Now ‘Open for Business’ ASEAN GOING DIGITAL
ASEAN Builds a Village
On 28 September 2018, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the Donggala regency in Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The quake, which also affected the province’s capital city of Palu, triggered a tsunami, landslides, and liquefaction— a se
Youth Volunteers: Gain Life Skills while Serving Communities
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Desmond Tutu once said, “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
This ethos is what drives many volunteers around the globe, among them, young
ASSIST-Solutions for Investments – Services and Trade
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint 2025 highlights a renewed focus on trade facilitation and private sector engagement to support the realisation of a single market and production base. The World Bank data shows a significant improvement in ASEAN’s
In Focus
to preserve the region’s cultural heritage
Through the ASEAN Cultural Heritage Digital Archive (ACHDA) website, now visitors can take a virtual tour of the digitised objects, which are on display in museums, galleries, and libraries of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The thr
