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Issue 26
March 2023
Youth Speak We Act
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Themes
23 Mar 2023
Youth
ASEAN Youth Publications
23 Mar 2023
ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Culture, Youth
Sarong Diplomacy: Unity in Cultural Diversity

The 20th century saw the gradual waning of the popularity of the traditional clothing, such as the sarong, in ASEAN metropolitan cities.

23 Mar 2023
Youth
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 Member States and enshrined in the ASEAN charter.

23 Mar 2023
Disaster
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Policy Brief #2: Common Resilience Challenges in ASEAN and Potential Areas of Collaboration in Disaster Management

This policy brief recommends a focus on institutions, financing, and technology to improve disaster resilience

23 Mar 2023
ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Education, Environment, Gender, Poverty Alleviation, Social Protection
Social Issues and Progress in ASEAN

Key facts and figures from the ASCC Fact Sheet, produced and published by the ASCC Analysis Division

23 Mar 2023
Youth
ASEAN-India Media Exchange Programme: CONNECTING ASEAN JOURNALISTS TO INDIA

Sixteen journalists and media officials from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam travelled to New Delhi and Hyderabad, India, between 9 and 15 February 2023 as part of the ASEAN-India Media Exchange Programme 2018-2024.

23 Mar 2023
Youth
4th ASEAN-India Youth Summit: Building Blocks for Partnerships

Around 100 youth from ASEAN and India gathered in Hyderabad to explore new initiatives to enhance the connection between ASEAN and India during the 4th ASEAN-India Youth Summit. From 12 to 16 February 2023, young people of diverse backgrounds participated in group discussions and experiential learning, including site visits in Hyderabad, tours, and cultural performances.

23 Mar 2023
ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Youth
ASEAN Youth Voices at the G20 Summit

The historic Asian-African Conference Building in Bandung, Indonesia, witnessed yet another notable moment on 24 July 2022 when hundreds of G20 Youth Summit (Y20) delegates gathered and declared a joint resolution for a better future. The communiqué was pivotal after a round of events that started earlier in the year.

23 Mar 2023
Culture, Youth
Fighting Disinformation and Misinformation: Digital Literacy for the Young and Marginalised

The new age of digitalisation has redefined and significantly widened access to information for many citizens in the ASEAN region. However, the threat of misinformation and disinformation is also an increasing concern in the digital landscape. In response, Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, supported the ASEAN Foundation with a grant of 1.5 million US dollars to run the ASEAN Digital Literacy Programme (ASEAN DLP) from 2022-2024.

23 Mar 2023
ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Youth
ASEAN-EU Youth Summit Recommendations
23 Mar 2023
Youth
The Youth are the Future of Today

6 months—6 themes—90 youth: A contribution to ASEAN-EU relations

It is no coincidence that both the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU), two of the world’s most advanced examples of regional integration, celebrated 2022 as the “Year of Youth.”

23 Mar 2023
ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Youth
1st ASEAN Youth Dialogue: Recommendations Presented to the ASEAN Youth Ministers
23 Mar 2023
Youth
Insight: Towards More Meaningful Dialogue with the Youth

It is not a rare occurrence for the youth in ASEAN to have the opportunity to voice their ideas and opinions in front of high-level officials in the region. On occasions such as the ASEAN summits in 2019 and 2020, youth representatives interfaced with the Heads of State/Government. They managed to deliver statements on behalf of the youth, who comprise a third of the ASEAN’s population. However, can the youth be confident that their voices will be heard? How can the region’s policy-making community and key stakeholders act on the youth’s recommendations?

23 Mar 2023
Youth
Reflections on the 1st ASEAN Youth Dialogue: The Digital Divide, Youth Delegates Push for More Equality

As of 2021, almost half or 44.7 per cent of the ASEAN population live in urban areas. With more than half of the population living in rural areas, including young people, they very likely experience the problems typically associated with rural and remote communities, such as inadequate access to health and education services, internet and ICT, and employment opportunities. Therefore, issues of the digital divide and lack of preparedness for 4IR cannot be overlooked.

23 Mar 2023
Labour and Future of Work, Youth
The 1st ASEAN Youth Dialogue: Addressing Challenges, Seizing Opportunities in the 4IR Era

Each generation is shaped by unique experiences and circumstances, and there is no better way to understand each other except through dialogue.

23 Mar 2023
ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Youth
ASEAN Work Plan on Youth 2021 – 2025: Summary of Programmes and Activities
23 Mar 2023
ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Youth
Engaging the Youth in ASEAN Community Building

As future leaders of their countries and the ASEAN region, the youth is a key priority for ASEAN. The ASEAN Work Plan on Youth focuses on enhancing the capacity of youth through education, health and well-being, employment and opportunity, participation and engagement, and ASEAN awareness, values, and identity. The priorities include developing platforms that facilitate and promote ASEAN youth participation in ASEAN Community building, enhance awareness, belonging, and contribution to address regional and global challenges.

21 Mar 2023
Youth
Promoting Healthy Competition among the Youth

Youth competitions keep young people involved in ASEAN while developing their social skills, confidence, and resilience. In 2022, three region-wide youth competitions were held: 6th ASEAN Youth Video Contest, ASEAN Youth Photo Competition 2022, and ASEAN Youth Debate 2022.

Interviews
23 Mar 2023
ASEAN Identity and Community Building
India’s G20 Presidency and Its Relevance to ASEAN

India assumed the presidency of the G20 in December 2022 and is set to host the G20 Summit in 2023 after year-long deliberations on macroeconomic issues and inter-alia trade, sustainable development, health, agriculture, energy, environment, and climate change. Spearheading the G20 at a time when the world looks at a sustained exit from the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, India sees this as an opportunity as well as a responsibility. During its presidency, India aims to leverage the wide and balanced representation of both developed and developing countries that is unique to the G20 for securing global and regional equitable and sustainable growth.

21 Mar 2023
ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Youth
Dr. Kao Kim Hourn

Dr. Kao Kim Hourn began his five year-term as Secretary-General of ASEAN on 1 January 2023. He served two terms as Secretary of State of Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (2003-2013) and two terms as Minister Delegate attached to the Prime Minister of Cambodia (2013-2022). He is the author of dozens of books and articles on Cambodia and ASEAN. Dr. Kao established The University of Cambodia in 2003 to provide quality education to disadvantaged youth. He served as the university’s president until he stepped down in October 2022. 

Dr. Kao recently sat down for an interview with The ASEAN magazine’s Editor-in-Chief and the ASEAN Secretariat’s Corporate Affairs Director to discuss the region’s most significant challenges and his priorities for the next five years. Dr. Kao also shared his views on how the youth can be more engaged in shaping their future and building a stronger and more resilient ASEAN community.

Conversations
23 Mar 2023
ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Youth
ASEAN Youth Forum: A Movement for Change and Solidarity

The ASEAN Youth Forum (AYF) was first held in 2009 in sync with the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand. AYF is a youth movement that aims to provide a safe space for young ASEAN people to gather, connect, and build solidarity.

23 Mar 2023
Culture, Youth
Airliftz, a.k.a Aliff Aolani: Musician, Singer, Rapper

As a young musician, 25-year-old Aliff
Aolani or Airliftz, has witnessed how
the internet could be a double-edged
sword for aspiring artists.

23 Mar 2023
Social Protection, Youth
Margianta Surahman J.D. : Youth activist, Emancipate Indonesia

In 2021, an online petition called #LindungiKurir, revealed troubling work conditions of Indonesian couriers. It quickly went viral. The petition stated that these platform workers were often verbally and physically threatened by Cash On Delivery (COD) customers while receiving only 2,000 Indonesian rupiah (less than a quarter of a dollar) for each package delivered to customers’ doorsteps.

23 Mar 2023
Culture, Environment, Youth
Dorcas Tang Wen Yu: Climate activist, artist, and writer

On Instagram @earthtodorcas, Dorcas Tang Wen Yu creates stories and advocates for a better world through her illustrations and poems. Her activism brought her to Egypt to attend the United Nations Conference of Youth (COY) 17, which was held on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference/Conference of the Parties (COP) in 2022. Dorcas was one of the youth representatives who gathered from around the world to discuss urgent action to fight climate change.

Dorcas’ illustration is featured on the cover of this issue. She talks to The ASEAN about her passion for the environment—using her art to inspire action, and working for a better future even when it feels there is little hope for change.

21 Mar 2023
Youth
Empower the Youth, Empower the Community

Participating in a youth programme can profoundly impact the course of one’s life. Take for example the story of Brunei native, Iqbal Damit. 

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