1st Regular Meeting of AICHR

March 28, 2010 - April 1, 2010

At its First Regular meeting, AICHR discussed the drafting of its Rules of Procedure, development of a Five Year Work Plan (2010 to 2015). AICHR announced that both documents will be completed in time for adoption by the 43rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) in July 2010. At the meeting, AICHR representatives also met with representatives of the Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD) and the ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW) to discuss the alignment of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) with AICHR. The AICHR also met with the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) to discuss operational matters, including the Commission s budget.