Events and Activities

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.

The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) Joins Hands with Civil Society for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Violence against Children

The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) convened a dialogue with forty national and regional civil society organisations in the ASEAN region in Manila, the Philippines, on 18 January 2012.

Women and Children Rights get Spotlight in ASEAN

The promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and children in ASEAN step forward today as the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) met for the first time. The ACWC seeks to promote the well-being, development, empowerment and participation of women and children in the ASEAN Community building process. It would also promote public awareness and education of their rights.