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
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, engaged in a dialogue with Southeast Asian students in the University of Warwick on their academic journeys and experiences in pursuing higher education overseas. Dr. Kao encouraged the students to work hard and utilize their opportunity to learn as mu
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 7 February 2026, met with Ms. Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of UN-Habitat, in Warwick. They discussed the progress of the ongoing partnership in accelerating the implementation of the ASEAN Sustainable Urbanisation Strategy and in supporti
On 7 February 2026, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, spoke at the Warwick Economic Summit 2026 – the largest student-run academic conference in Europe. He shared ASEAN’s journey as a community built on peace, security, prosperity, and people-centred approach, increasingly shaped b
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in an informal roundtable discussion with members of the University of Warwick academia, where Dr. Kao received a briefing on the University of Warwick’s cooperation and research with the ASEAN region. The discussion was chaire
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with ASEAN–UK Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) scholars at the University of Warwick, reaffirming ASEAN’s strong partnership with the United Kingdom in advancing inclusive leadership, strengthening ST
On his first day in the United Kingdom, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, attended a welcome lunch hosted in his honour by the academic administration of the University of Warwick, which included Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) of the University of Warwick, Professor Dan Bra
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today hosted the first media engagement session for 2026, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During the session, Dr. Kao highlighted the outcomes of the recently-concluded ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) Retreat, held in Cebu, the Ph
At the invitation of the University of Warwick and the United Kingdom Mission to ASEAN, respectively, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn will lead the ASEAN Secretariat’s delegation to participate in the Warwick Economics Summit 2026, followed by a working visit to the United Kingdom, o
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening attended a dinner hosted by H.E. Noy Choumneanh, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Cambodia to ASEAN. The dinner provided an opportunity for continued engagement following Ambassador Noy’s presentation of credentials on 12 Janua
