Press Release of the 13th ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection…

The Thirteenth Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)…

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ASEAN Strengthens Efforts to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons

JAKARTA, 28 September 2016 ? The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children…

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Twelfth Press Release of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection…

The Meeting reviewed the status of projects and activities under the ACWC Work Plan 2012-2016. The Meeting finalised the ASEAN…

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Press Releases

2024 ASEAN ICT Forum

The ASEAN ICT Forum on Online Child Protection, held under the leadership of ACWC Indonesia and Thailand, and co-organized by…

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Launch Event of 2nd Edition of ASEAN Gender Outlook, Luang Prabang

New York/Bangkok, 27 September 2024 — The new ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024, presented  today at the United Nations General Assembly, showcases new gender data across…

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Launch of the ASEAN Guideline for Developing National SOPs for a Coordinated…

Check the official press release here: ASEAN Member States issue guidelines for coordinated response to violence against women and girls…

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Activities & Recommendations

ACWC gender lens lead ASEAN efforts in upholding women and children’s rights

JAKARTA, 2 March 2023 – For the first time since the pandemic, the 26th ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection…

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ASEAN commits to promote and protect rights of women and children

VIENTIANE, 22 September 2022 – The 25th ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)…

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ACWC champions the well-being of all women and children towards an inclusive…

JAKARTA, 12 October 2021 – The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)…

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About ACWC

The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) was inaugurated on 7 April 2010 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, on the occasion of the 16th ASEAN Summit. The ACWC comprises twenty Representatives of ASEAN Member States for womens rights and childrens rights. Each ACWC Representative serves a term of three years and may be re-appointed for a…

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