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ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on the Elimination of Violence against Children (ASEAN RPA on EVAC)

WE, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (hereinafter referred to as “ASEAN”), namely Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, on the occasion of the 23rd ASEAN Summit

Statement of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) on the Support to the High Time Movement

WE, the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC), on the occasion of the 12th ACWC Meeting

ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on the Elimination of Violence against Women (ASEAN RPA on EVAW)

WE, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (hereinafter referred to as ASEAN), namely Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia,the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom […]

Social Impact of Climate Change on Women and Children in ASEAN

A number of AMS remain vulnerable to natural disasters, which tend to disproportionately adversely affect the poor and the near poor or low income populace. Pollution and resource degradation are also increasingly serious problems in a number of MSs. ASEAN is also among the most highly vulnerable regions to climate change and will need to find solutions to adapt to climate change in building a resilient ASEAN.

ASEAN Secretariat joins women of the world in celebrating International Womens Day

International Womens Day observed globally on 8 March celebrates the achievements of women in all walks of life.

Regional Workshop on Promoting the Rights of ASEAN Women and Children through Effective Implementation of the Common Issues in CEDAW and CRC Concluding Observations with Focus on Girl Child

The Regional Workshop on Promoting the Rights of ASEAN Women and Children through Effective Implementation of the Common Issues in CEDAW and CRC Concluding Observations with Focus on Girl Child was held jointly by ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC), Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social […]

Regional Workshop on Promoting the Right to a Nationality for Women and Children in the Implementation of CEDAW and CRC in ASEAN: ACWC-UNHCR Potential Partnership

The Regional Workshop on the Promoting the Right to Nationality for Women and Children in the implementation of CEDAW and CRC in ASEAN held jointly by the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC), Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of Viet Nam (MOLISA), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) on 19 August 2013 in Da Nang City, Viet Nam recommend the following concrete actions to promote the right to a nationality of women and children in ASEAN Member States for the consideration of the relevant ASEAN bodies.

ACWC Expert Meeting to Develop a Study Framework on Economic Rights of Women to Land and Property in ASEAN Countries

The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) Expert Meeting brought together the ACWC Representatives and experts on economics, social and cultural rights, as well as on womens human rights to develop a study framework on womens economic rights to land and property ownership in ten ASEAN Member States.

ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) concludes successful visit to the EU

Upon the invitation of the European Union (EU), the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) visited the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels on 18-22 February 2013 to exchange experience in promoting and protecting womens and childrens rights in Europe and Southeast Asia and to explore cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The visit also allowed ACWC Representatives to better understand EU institutions, mechanisms, instruments and policy priorities on a broad spectrum of issues relating to womens and childrens rights.