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Strategic Cooperation on Gender Equality, Empowerment and Resilience

ASEAN’s cooperation on advancing gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls sits squarely within the region’s ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and intersects with current and emerging challenges, such as demographic shifts, digitalisation of the region, and security issues, among others. With ASEAN asserting its central and strategic role in the Indo-Pacific Strategic Cooperation on Gender Equality, Empowerment and Resilience

I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati

Minister I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati talks to The ASEAN about the regional frameworks and plans that embody ASEAN’s strategies for empowering and improving the well-being of women and girls in the region. She also talks about why Indonesia is encouraging countries to adopt the Women- and Children-Friendly City initiative.

A Regional Identity in the Making

What is ASEAN identity? ASEAN culture ministers and senior officials have spent the past two years grappling with the question. They coalesced around the idea that ASEAN identity is derived from two sources. One, the historical connections and common cultural traits passed on through generations, and two, the values and goals agreed upon by the A Regional Identity in the Making

Indonesia Announces Chairmanship Priorities and Deliverables of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community at SOCA Retreat

The Senior Officials Committee for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (SOCA) held its retreat on 28 February 2023. The meeting was chaired by Professor Warsito, Deputy Minister for Education Quality Improvement and Religious Moderation, Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Indonesia and SOCA Chair. The SOCA Leaders discussed ASEAN’s priorities, including the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Indonesia Announces Chairmanship Priorities and Deliverables of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community at SOCA Retreat