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
Priority Areas of Cooperation
ASEAN realises the importance of innovation in enhancing regional knowledge capacities. Beyond ASEAN’s risk outlook, herein lies a region that is a rich source of disaster-related science and research, indigenous knowledge, good practices, and other forms of tacit kno
Key Documents
ASEAN plays an active role in the implementation of the global agenda and goals of multilateral environmental agreements. From time to time, ASEAN articulates and reiterates its commitments to contribute to these Conventions through joint statements. ASEAN also adopts ministerial state
Major Sectoral Bodies/committees
ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment (AMME) is a sectoral ministerial body listed under Annex 1 of the ASEAN Charter. Established in 1981, AMME now meets once every two years to provide policy and strategic guidance related to ASEAN cooperation on environment.
Priority Areas of Cooperation
ASEAN cooperation on environment is guided by ASCC Vision 2025 that strives to promote and ensure balanced social development and sustainable environment that meet the needs of the peoples at all times through coordinated efforts on key priority areas as outlined in t
Overview
ASEAN is also the most natural disaster-prone region in the world with more than 50 percent of global disaster mortalities occurred in the region during the period of 2004 to 2014. The rising frequency and intensity of disasters have resulted in greater economic loss, increase in the rate o
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Overview
ASEAN is home to 20 percent of all known species of the world and is the centre of the world’s marine biodiversity. All these rich natural resources, however, is confronted with immense environmental challenges and stresses. Increasing population, rapid urbanisation and progressive econ
Environment
Major Sectoral Bodies/Committees
ASEAN Health Sector Calendar 2020 ASEAN Health Sector’s Governance and Implementation Mechanism
The core governance structure of the ASEAN Health Sector comprises three main governing bodies of health cooperation and development, and these are:
Priority Areas of Cooperation
The ASEAN Health Sector cooperates with other external partners to achieve a healthy and caring ASEAN Community, wherein the people achieve maximal health potential through the promotion of healthy lifestyles; responding to all hazards and emerging threats; strengthening
