Press Release of the 13th ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) Meeting

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SINGAPORE, 5 October 2016?-The Thirteenth Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) was convened on 3-5 October 2016 in Singapore. Three Representatives for womens rights and three Representatives for childrens rights were welcomed as new Representatives from six Member States to succeed the previous ones who have completed their term of office. New ACWC Representatives are H.E. Hajah Misnah binti Haji Bolhassan from Brunei Darussalam, H.E. Doeuk Han from Cambodia, and H.E. Dr. Rose Lena Lazemi from Malaysia for womens rights, and H.E. Yuyum Fhahni Paryani from Indonesia, H.E. Dr. San San Aye from Myanmar, and H.E. Wanchai Roujanavong from Thailand for childrens rights. The Meeting was convened under the leadership of the new chairperson Mdm. Lily Dorianty Purba, ACWC Indonesia representative for womens rights.

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