Chairman’s Statement of 36th ASEAN Summit

The following is the full text of the Chairman’s Statement of the 36th ASEAN Summit, which was held on June 26 in the form of video conference.

36th ASEAN Summit: Leaders’ Vision Statement on a Cohesive And Responsive ASEAN

The Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders on Friday participated in the 36th summit of the grouping and has adopted the “ASEAN Leaders’ Vision Statement on a Cohesive And Responsive ASEAN: Rising Above Challenges And Sustaining Growth”.

36th ASEAN Summit: Chairman Press Statement on Women's Empowerment in Digital Age

The ASEAN Leaders’ Special Session at the 36th ASEAN Summit on Women’s Empowerment in the Digital Age, held on June 26 via videoconferencing, has adopted a Chairman’s Press Statement.

ASEAN discusses occurrence of domestic violence during COVID-19 pandemic

In Việt Nam, the number of calls to the Việt Nam Women’s Union hotline from women experiencing domestic violence during the period of social distancing surged by 50 per cent, and that of victims rescued or taken to the union’s Peace House was up 80 per cent year-on-year.

ASCC important to promoting regional connectivity: minister

The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) serves as a solid foundation to promote connectivity within the bloc in the most natural way, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung said on Tuesday.

Việt Nam attends ASEAN meeting on social protection for vulnerable children

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs Lê Văn Thanh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 10th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (AMMSWD) on strengthening social protection for vulnerable children in ASEAN in Vientiane, Laos on Thursday.

Hà Nội hosts ASEAN meeting on women, children protection

The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) took place in Hà Nội on October 20, gathering representatives from ten ASEAN nations and the ASEAN Secretariat.

ASEAN promotes human rights work The ASEAN Commission on Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) is looking to expand its work to the southern region of Viet Nam, officials said at a two-day workshop beginning yesterday.

ASEAN spotlights nationality rights for women and children Deputies from ASEAN countries gathered in central Da Nang City yesterday for discussions at a workshop on promoting the rights to nationality for women and children.

ASEAN discusses plan for socio-cultural development Senior officials in charge of socio-cultural affairs from 10 ASEAN member countries gathered in Da Nang for their fourth meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council (SOCA).