Press Releases of ACWC Meetings
Regional Training Workshop – Strengthening Cross-Border Coordination, Protection and Care for Children in the Context of Migration
Year: 2026
BALI, Indonesia – December 2025: The ASEAN Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC), the ASEAN Training Centre for Social Work and Social Welfare (ATCSW) and the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO), in close collaboration with the Regional Support Office of the Bali Process convened […]
ASEAN empowers women and children, strengthen leadership and participation
Year: 2026
BOHOL, 12 November 2025 – Empowering women and children by strengthening their leadership in upholding their rights is central to shaping an inclusive ASEAN Community beyond 2025. This commitment was strongly reaffirmed at the 31st Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC). The ACWC commended […]
ASEAN advances promotion, protection of women and children’s rights in ASEAN Community Post-2025
Year: 2026
JAKARTA, 22 APRIL 2025 – Upholding women’s rights and children’s rights is key towards achieving the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, which aims to leave no one behind. At the 30th ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) meeting convened at the ASEAN Secretariat/Headquarters, the ACWC Representatives reaffirmed their […]
2024 ASEAN ICT Forum
Year: 2024
The ASEAN ICT Forum on Online Child Protection, held under the leadership of ACWC Indonesia and Thailand, and co-organized by the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (MOWECP) and the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (MICT) of Indonesia, was convened successfully from 25—27 September 2024 in Bali, Indonesia. The forum, held under the leadership […]
Launch Event of 2nd Edition of ASEAN Gender Outlook, Luang Prabang
Year: 2024
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 all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It reveals that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States have made tremendous strides towards several SDGs – decreasing poverty, food insecurity, school abandonment, violent crime and […]
Launch of the ASEAN Guideline for Developing National SOPs for a Coordinated Response to Violence against Women and Girls
Year: 2024
Check the official press release here: ASEAN Member States issue guidelines for coordinated response to violence against women and girls – ASEAN Main Portal Vientiane, 22 August 2024 – In a significant stride towards addressing violence against women and girls (VAWG), in Southeast Asia, the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights […]
8th ASEAN Children Forum
Year: 2024
The 8th ASEAN Children’s Forum, held from August 19-21, 2024, in Vientiane, Lao PDR, brought together over 100 participants, including child delegates from all ten ASEAN Member States and Timor-Leste. Under the theme “Children-led Climate Change Actions Towards a Resilient ASEAN Community,” the Forum provided a vital platform for children to express their concerns and […]
ASEAN Conference on the Prevention and Response to the Misuse of Financial Service Providers in Child Sexual Exploitation
Year: 2024
The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC), in partnership with Indonesia’s Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (MoWECP) and ECPAT Indonesia, successfully convened the ASEAN Conference on the Prevention and Response to the Misuse of Financial Service Providers in Child Sexual Exploitation on 7-8 August […]
Regional Learning Forum on Gender-Responsive Budgeting and Child Rights Approach to Public Budgeting
Year: 2024
The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC), under the leadership of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, successfully convened the Regional Learning Forum on Gender-Responsive Budgeting and Child Rights Approach to Public Budgeting on 13-14 May in the Philippines. The event was held in […]