ASEAN, ESCAP promote partnership in SDG implementation

ASEAN, ESCAP promote partnership in SDG implementation

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened a meeting in New York on July 7 to seek measures to speed up the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and strengthen their partnership.
ASEAN, UK reaffirm commitment to strengthen cooperation

ASEAN, UK reaffirm commitment to strengthen cooperation

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Kingdom reaffirmed commitments to strengthen mutual cooperation at their first Senior Officials’ Meeting (AUKSOM).
ASEAN, UK unveil infrastructure capacity building programme

ASEAN, UK unveil infrastructure capacity building programme

The ASEAN Secretariat, the United Kingdom (UK) and the Lead Implementing Body for Sustainable Infrastructure (LIB-SI) have co-organised the UK-ASEAN Sustainable Leadership in Infrastructure Conference online and in-person in Singapore.
ASEAN, UNICEF hold workshop on financing responses to disasters, shocks

ASEAN, UNICEF hold workshop on financing responses to disasters, shocks

A workshop themed “Financing Responses to Disasters and Shocks: Experiences, Opportunities and Challenges in Disaster Risk Financing and Disaster Responsive Social Protection in Southeast Asia” has been jointly held by the ASEAN Secretariat and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) East Asia and Pacific via videoconference.
ASEAN launches Cultural Heritage Digital Archive Website

ASEAN launches Cultural Heritage Digital Archive Website

The ASEAN Secretariat launched the ASEAN Cultural Heritage Digital Archive (ACHDA) website at a ceremony at the Secretariat’s headquarters in Jakarta on February 27.
Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Vietnam

Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Vietnam

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Toshimitsu Motegi will begin his visit to four Southeast Asian nations of Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia on January 5.