Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Updates

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) expresses its profound sorrow over the devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that struck Myanmar on 28 March 2025 which also affected...

1. The Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) extend their deepest sympathies and condolences to the people of Myanmar and Thailand following the powerful 7.7 magnitude...

ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024 highlights climate change threats to women and girls in Southeast Asia, a warning sign for other regions New York/Bangkok, 27 September 2024 — The new ASEAN Gender Outlook...

AFM-CN/2024/01/STM We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People's Republic of China, gathered on the occasion of the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference...

Abstract This Strengthening ASEAN Multi-Hazard End to End Early Warning System (E2E EWS) for Natural Disasters Assessment plays a critical role in understanding the state of early warning systems...

JAKARTA, February 7, 2024 – Today, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), celebrated...

excerpts 22.We discussed the developments in Myanmar and reaffirmed our united position that the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) remains our main reference to address the political crisis in Myanmar, with...

We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), are deeply concerned over the recent escalation of conflicts, especially in the Northern Shan State of Myanmar, which have...

We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), are gravely concerned over the recent escalation of armed conflicts in the Middle East. We urge for the immediate end of...

We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), are deeply concerned over and condemn the reported bombing that impacted an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in...

Another batch of relief items from the people of ASEAN to the people of Myanmar affected by Tropical Cyclone MOCHA arrived in Yangon on 26 June 2023. The items include emergency shelter tool kits and...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has mobilized humanitarian response to support the emergency relief efforts in Myanmar due to the severe impact of Cyclone MOCHA. As of 2 June 2023,...

JAKARTA, 22 May 2023 – On 21 May 2023, ASEAN delivered the first batch of Disaster Emergency Logistics System for ASEAN (DELSA) relief items of USD 100,000 in value to support the people of Myanmar...

We were deeply concerned with ongoing violence in Myanmar and urged the immediate cessation of all forms of violence and the use of force to create a conducive environment for the safe and timely...

JAKARTA, 1 December 2022 – ASEAN and Brazil convened the inaugural ASEAN-Brazil Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (AB-JSCC) Meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat today. The meeting marks the launch of...

On the morning of 27 October 2022, His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, chaired the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting...

Executive Summary Anticipatory action is a core part of disaster risk management (DRM) but is not often implemented systematically. The ASEAN Framework on Anticipatory Action in Disaster Management...

19-22 September 2022 Brisbane, Australia 1 . We, Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of Union of...

Executive summary These guidelines are intended to help Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to reopen schools and keep them open for safe in-person education. This is...