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Laos to chair Asean next year

Laos will assume the chairmanship of Asean in 2016 and in that capacity will host all Asean and East Asian Summits that year along with other high level meetings, which will bring hundreds of international delegations to Laos. Vientiane Times/ANN January 7, 2015 6:31 pm Laos will assume the chairmanship of...

Sabah Malaysia to share its priorities as Asean chairman at foreign ministers’ retreat

Malaysia is to share its eight priorities as the chairman of Asean this year with the other member countries during the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat. Posted on January 27, 2015, Tuesday KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia is to share its eight priorities as the chairman of Asean this year with the other member...

Group to tackle human trafficking

Asean’s human rights body said it will be able to tackle the thorny issue of human trafficking in the region without upsetting any of its member countries. Published: Tuesday August 4, 2015 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Tuesday August 4, 2015 MYT 2:07:35 PM by razak ahmad, akil yunus, rahimy rahim, AND loshana...

Minister Marsudi discusses human rights protection in ASEAN meeting

The ASEAN community should ensure maximum benefits for the people by strengthening efforts towards human rights protection, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno L. P. Marsudi said at the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. Rabu, 5 Agustus 2015 21:20 WIB | 1.415 Views Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The ASEAN community should ensure maximum benefits...

Human rights division proposed for ASEAN Secretariat

Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi proposed on Wednesday the establishment of a human rights division at the ASEAN Secretariat as one of several measures that she said could strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights in the region. thejakartapost.com, Jakarta | National | Wed, August 05 2015, 2:56 PM Foreign...

U.S.-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting

Secretary Kerry led the United States’ delegation to the U.S.–ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The United States has been an ASEAN partner for nearly 40 years and this meeting continues high-level engagement by the U.S. Secretary of State with the foreign ministers of the ten ASEAN Member...

Human rights on the agenda of Asean foreign ministers meet

The 10 ministers will have a meeting with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) representatives and discuss the commission's next five-year workplan on promoting human rights in the region. Razak Ahmad, Loshana k.shagar Monday, Aug 3, 2015 KUALA LUMPUR - Human rights will be on the agenda of ASEAN foreign...

ASEAN puts migration, trafficking on agenda

Asean's human rights branch has listed regional guidelines for migration and human trafficking at the top its agenda for next year, the group’s chair said in a statement ahead of meetings in Kuala Lumpur this week. By Laignee Barron   |   Thursday, 06 August 2015 Malaysia’s foreign minister, Seri Anifah Aman, told...

ASEAN Leaders to Discuss Security, Economic Community

The latest high-profile meeting of Southeast Asia's primary political and economic organization began Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur amid what Malaysian officials describe as a doubling of security in the wake of the fatal attacks in Paris. Steve Herman | November 18, 2015 9:10 AM KUALA LUMPUR—The latest high-profile meeting of Southeast...

17th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community meet hopes to produce 6 outcome documents

The ASCC, which the DSWD chairs this year, aims to contribute in realizing an ASEAN Community that is people-oriented and socially responsible, to achieve enduring solidarity and unity among the peoples and Member States of ASEAN. It also seeks to forge a common identity and build a caring and...