The Fifth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Women (AMMW) was held on 29 November 2024 in hybrid format. The Meeting was chaired by Myanmar under the theme “Towards an Inclusive Society through Gender Mainstreaming and Women’s Empowerment”;

Reaffirming our commitment to advancing gender equality, promoting women’s empowerment and creating a more inclusive community in the ASEAN region as guided by the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025, the Ha Noi Declaration on the Enhancement of Welfare and Development of ASEAN Women and Children (2010); the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Elimination of Violence Against Children in the ASEAN (2013); the ASEAN Declaration on Strengthening Social Protection (2013); the Declaration on the Gender-Responsive Implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and Sustainable Development Goals (2017); the Joint Statement on Promoting Women, Peace and Security in ASEAN (2017); the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework (2020); the ASEAN Declaration on Building a More Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Future: Unlocking Women’s Entrepreneurship (2022); the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security (2022); and the ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Strategic Framework (2021- 2025) ; and the ASEAN Declaration on Gender Equality and Family Development (2023) which recognise the important role of women in fostering sustainable and inclusive development and building a people-oriented, people-centered ASEAN Community;