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
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Rapid growth and changes in ASEAN pose challenges to the health systems of its Member States. Communities are faced with overpopulation, pollution and environmental health problems. Poverty remains an important determinant for health status — mainly for marginalized and vulnerable g
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Publications and Related Links Entities Associated with ASEAN under the ASEAN Sports Sector ASEAN Physical Fitness Indicators (APFI) Report Key Documents Terms of Reference ASEAN Plus China Senior Officials Meeting on Sports (SOMS+China) Major Sectoral Bodies/Committees Priority Areas of Cooperation Overview sportstransparent600#0060a9 OverviewPriority Areas
Major Sectoral Bodies/Committees Priority Areas of Cooperation
Publications and Related Links
Key Documents
Major Sectoral Bodies/Committees
ASEAN Member States undertake cooperation in sports through the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS), established through the endorsement of the 18th ASEAN Summit held on 7-8 May 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Sports (SOMS) as
Priority Areas of Cooperation
Traditional sports and games in the region are the very essesnce of ASEAN’s diverse cultural legacy. Sporting activities held during ASEAN Day are not only bringing ASEAN communities together in the spirit of sportsmanship but also showcasing the cultural divers
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Across ASEAN region, sports have ancient roots and remarkable legacies that crosses time, age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion and nationality. More than as a mean to a healthy body and mind, sports promotes the values of respect, inclusion, fairness and unity
Sports is also used as a too
Sports
Major Sectoral Bodies/Committees
ASEAN’s regional cooperation on social welfare and development is overseen by the Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD). Comprising senior government officials representing the national ministries in-charge of social welfare and develo
Priority Areas of Cooperation
ASEAN considers social welfare and development as a key strategy to promote human development and sustainable development. Strengthening social welfare and development particularly for vulnerable and groups is paramount to reduce poverty.
Through high-level political
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