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, delivered opening remarks via video message at the 8th ASEAN Heritage Parks Conference (AHP-8) held in Ha Long City, Viet Nam. In his remarks, SG Dr. Kao commended the ASEAN Member States and the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity for their efforts to stren
JAKARTA, 3 December 2025 – The 4th ASEAN-Brazil Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (AB-JSCC) Meeting, held at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta today, reaffirmed ASEAN and Brazil’s commitment to strengthening ties and advancing practical cooperation across key areas of m
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered a special address at the opening ceremony of the Cyberjaya Conversations Summit 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which was also graced by the high presence of the Honourable Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister
At the invitation of the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will participate and deliver remarks at the Closing Ceremony of the ASEAN NEXT 2025, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 4 December 2025. This
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today had a meeting with the Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to ASEAN, H.E. Ambassador Natércia Cipriano Coelho da Silva, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged views on ASEAN’s priority age
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered congratulatory remarks at the 2025 ASEAN-ROK Financial Cooperation Forum held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In his remarks, Dr. Kao underscored the importance of ASEAN and the Republic of Korea’s steadfast collaboration to advance financial
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community, H.E. Dato’ Astanah Abdul Aziz, received a courtesy call by Mr. Fu Zitang, Vice President of the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS), along with a Chinese delegation on human rights studies, at the ASEAN Headquart
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the European Union (EU) Heads of Missions Meeting as a Special Guest. The event was held at the Mission of the EU to ASEAN. SG Dr. Kao delivered remarks on the future direction of the ASEAN-EU Strategic Partnership ahead o
BANGKOK, 18 November 2025 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), launched the ASEAN Roadmap for the Prevention of Child Labour Including the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2035. Recognised by the
At the invitation of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will lead the ASEAN Secretariat’s delegation to participate in the 31st ASEAN Transport Ministers (ATM) and its associated Meetings, to be held
