JAKARTA, 11 June 2021 – Today, the ASEAN Secretariat virtually hosted the 5th Forum of Entities Associated with ASEAN. This is the second time the Forum is taking place online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 100 participants representing ASEAN parliamentarians, judiciaries, youth, civil societies, women, and business and professional associations attended the forum, which [...]
JAKARTA, 9 June 2021– The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Consultation to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism in ASEAN from the Perspectives of Human Rights, Gender-Sensitive and Child Rights-Friendly, took place on 3 June, physically and virtually. In her welcome remarks, H.E. Hjh Nor Hashimah Hj Mohammed Taib, Chair and Brunei Darussalam’s Representative [...]
JAKARTA, 9 June 2021– The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Consultation on Mainstreaming Human Rights in Humanitarian Actions took place physically, adhering to a strict health protocol, and virtually on 4 June. In her welcome remarks, H.E. Hjh Nor Hashimah Hj Mohammed Taib, Chair and Brunei Darussalam’s Representative to the AICHR, emphasised that [...]
JAKARTA, 4 June 2021 – ASEAN and the Republic of Korea (ROK) reaffirmed commitment to forge closer ties and further enhance cooperation at the 8th ASEAN-ROK Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting held via video-conference, today. The meeting took note of the good progress made in ASEAN-ROK cooperation over the last year including through following up to [...]
JAKARTA, 4 June 2021 - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) and its Member States have concluded the negotiations on the ASEAN-EU Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement (AE CATA) at the Extraordinary ASEAN-EU Senior Transport Officials Meeting held virtually on June 2. The AE CATA is the world’s first bloc-to-bloc [...]
