The ASEAN Charter, under Article 9, provides for the establishment of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council which shall contribute to the realisation of an ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community that engages and benefits the people, and is inclusive, sustainable, resilient, and dynamic.
The ASCC Council ensures the implementation of the relevant decisions of the ASEAN Summit, enhance coherence and consistency in policies in line with relevant ASEAN decisions and oversees the implementation of the ASCC Blueprint including coordinating the work of the ASCC sectors, support cross-cutting issues, achievement of the key result areas in the ASCC Blueprint and relevant ASEAN agreements, and engagement of stakeholders to support the implementation of the ASCC Blueprint and the ASCC Post – 2025 Strategic Plan.
The ASCC Council meets bi-annually and is composed of Members of Ministerial rank as designated by the respective ASEAN Member States.
The ASCC Council ensures the implementation of the relevant decisions of the ASEAN Summit, enhance coherence and consistency in policies in line with relevant ASEAN decisions and oversees the implementation of the ASCC Blueprint including coordinating the work of the ASCC sectors, support cross-cutting issues, achievement of the key result areas in the ASCC Blueprint and relevant ASEAN agreements, and engagement of stakeholders to support the implementation of the ASCC Blueprint and the ASCC Post – 2025 Strategic Plan.
The ASCC Council meets bi-annually and is composed of Members of Ministerial rank as designated by the respective ASEAN Member States.
SOCA supports the work of the ASCC Council. It identifies, considers and provides recommendations to the ASCC Council on issues requiring cross-sectoral approach. SOCA monitors the progress of the implementation of the ASCC attendant document (i.e., Blueprint, ASCC Post – 2025 Strategic Plan) through the respective ASEAN national secretariats, sectoral bodies, the ASEAN Secretariat and with the support of SOC-COM to ensure that the goals and expected outputs will be achieved.
SOCA promotes coordination, collaborative efforts and exchange of views among their respective national line agencies, sectoral bodies involved, the SOM and the SEOM in the implementation of cross-pillar issues with the support of ASEAN Secretariat and ASCC Senior Officials Coordinating Conference Meeting (SOC-COM).
The SOCA shall meet prior to the ASCC Council Meeting which meets at least twice a year as prescribed by the ASEAN Charter.
SOCA promotes coordination, collaborative efforts and exchange of views among their respective national line agencies, sectoral bodies involved, the SOM and the SEOM in the implementation of cross-pillar issues with the support of ASEAN Secretariat and ASCC Senior Officials Coordinating Conference Meeting (SOC-COM).
The SOCA shall meet prior to the ASCC Council Meeting which meets at least twice a year as prescribed by the ASEAN Charter.
As a coordinating conference, SOC-COM supports the work of SOCA on coordination of cross-sectoral issues, particularly at the technical and operational level.
It meets at least once a year. SOC-COM includes participation from ASCC sectoral bodies, SOCA, Committee of Permanent Representative, relevant sectoral bodies from the political-security and economic pillars, ASEAN entities and the ASEAN Secretariat. Recommendations of SOC-COM are submitted to SOCA. SOC-COM has, as its counterpart, the Committee of the Whole (COW) for the ASEAN Economic Community and the ASEAN Coordinating Conference for the APSC (ASCCO) for the ASEAN Political Community.
It meets at least once a year. SOC-COM includes participation from ASCC sectoral bodies, SOCA, Committee of Permanent Representative, relevant sectoral bodies from the political-security and economic pillars, ASEAN entities and the ASEAN Secretariat. Recommendations of SOC-COM are submitted to SOCA. SOC-COM has, as its counterpart, the Committee of the Whole (COW) for the ASEAN Economic Community and the ASEAN Coordinating Conference for the APSC (ASCCO) for the ASEAN Political Community.
