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13<sup>th</sup> SOMSWD+3
13th SOMSWD+3

Singapore  23 November 2018

From 21-23 November 2018, the 13th ASEAN GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare and Development, 14th SOMSWD, and 13th SOMSWD+3 took place in Singapore. The theme of this year’s GO-NGO Forum was “Realising the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”.

ASEAN Plus Three Leaders’ Statement on Cooperation against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
ASEAN Plus Three Leaders’ Statement on Cooperation against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Singapore  15 November 2018

We, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), People’s Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, on the occasion of the ASEAN Plus Three Summit held in Singapore on 15 November 2018; Reaffirm our commitments to the UN2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to fight […]

Chairman’s Statement of The 21<sup>st</sup> ASEAN Plus Three Summit
Chairman’s Statement of The 21st ASEAN Plus Three Summit

Singapore  15 November 2018

The 21st ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit was held in Singapore on 15 November 2018. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, and attended by all Heads of State/Government of ASEAN Member States, the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK). The […]

2018 ASEAN+3 HRD Forum
2018 ASEAN+3 HRD Forum

Jeju, Korea  Flag of South Korea 13 November 2018

The 2018 ASEAN+3 HRD Forum on Jeju Island, South Korea, was jointly organized by the World Bank and the Human Resource Development Agency of South Korea in order to discuss topics on “Digital Economy and shared future: Innovation, policy, and governance in skills development”. In a number of plenary presentations and panel discussions, challenges and […]

4<sup>th</sup> ASEAN Plus Three Education Ministers meeting (4<sup>th</sup> APT EMM)
4th ASEAN Plus Three Education Ministers meeting (4th APT EMM)

Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar  1 November 2018

The Fourth ASEAN Plus Three Education Ministers Meeting (4th APT EMM) was held on 1 November 2018 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar in conjunction with the Tenth ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting (10th ASED) and the Fourth East Asia Summit Education Ministers Meeting (4th EAS EMM).The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Dr Myo Thein Gyi, Union […]

Joint Ministerial Statement The 15<sup>th</sup> ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and Korea) Ministers on Energy Meeting
Joint Ministerial Statement The 15th ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and Korea) Ministers on Energy Meeting

Singapore  29 October 2018

The 15th ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and Korea) Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM+3) was held in Singapore on 29 October 2018. The Meeting was chaired by ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­H.E. Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Singapore and co-chaired by H.E. Liu Baohua, Vice Administrator of National Energy Administration (NEA) of The People’s […]

9<sup>th</sup> SOM-ED+3
9th SOM-ED+3

Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar  28 October 2018

4<sup>th</sup> ACCSM+3 — ASEAN gears up towards resilient and innovative civil service
4th ACCSM+3 — ASEAN gears up towards resilient and innovative civil service

Singapore  25 October 2018

ASEAN Heads of Civil Service discussed challenges and solutions towards resilient and innovative civil service sector during a meeting in Singapore on 25 October. The ASEAN Heads of Civil Service meeting was held under the ambit of the 19th ASEAN Cooperation on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM). The top officials exchanged views on challenges faced nowadays by […]

8<sup>th</sup> AMCA+3 — Joint Media Statement of The 8<sup>th</sup> Meeting of The ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts
8th AMCA+3 — Joint Media Statement of The 8th Meeting of The ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts

Yogyakarta, Indonesia  24 October 2018

1. The Eighth ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts (AMCA) Meeting  and the AMCA Meetings with Dialogue Partners, including the ASEAN Plus Three, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, were held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on 24 October 2018. 2. The theme of the 8th AMCA was “Embracing the Culture of Prevention to Enrich […]

ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials’ Meeting
ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials’ Meeting

Singapore  16 October 2018

The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Chee Wee Kiong, Permanent Secretary and ASEAN-Singapore SOM Leader, and attended by Senior Officials from all ASEAN Member States, the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) as well as the Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Political-Security Community Department.