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Ms. Marlene Ramirez, AsiaDHRRA Secretary General, has been invited by ASEAN to participate in the Regional Workshop on Social Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis to be held on 8-9 December 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Ms. Marlene Ramirez, AsiaDHRRA Secretary General,  is set to participate in the ASEAN Secretariat Symposium on Stakeholder Involvement to be held on 23 – 25 Nov 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Brainstorming Symposium, organized by ASEAN Secretariat, in coordination with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) will involve leading representatives from the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), officials involved with [...]

We are very pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of the activity monograph of the Regional Conference on the Impact of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis on the Vulnerable Sectors in the Region: Civil Society Voices and ASEAN. The booklet is available in both digital and printed format. You can download [...]

Seems like the ASEAN is on the way to transforming the East Asia Emergency Rice Reserve (EAERR) Pilot Project into a permanent mechanism. From Philippines’ PDI Online ANILA, Philippines—Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are laying the groundwork for a permanent emergency rice reserve mechanism in anticipation of more calamities hitting the [...]

By APICHAI SUNCHINDAH, PETRA PAILIN MUELLER Published on October 8, 2009, the Nation, Bangkok, Thailand RICH OR POOR, archipelago or landlocked, the effects of climate variability are becoming increasingly perceptible – melting ice and glaciers leading to rising water levels, extreme heat waves inducing forest fires, and intense rainfall causing severe storms and floods. Southeast [...]

AsiaDHRRA is co-organizing the Regional Conference on the Impact of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis to the Vulnerable Sectors in the Region: Civil Society Voices and ASEAN to be held on July 28-29, 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The regional dialogue seeks to strengthen a constructive civil society interaction with ASEAN and policy makers in [...]

Cagayan de Oro City, June 29 – Representatives from networks of rural NGOs and people’s organizations from nine countries in Southeast and East Asia gathered in Cagayan de Oro City from June 28 to July 2 to discuss how the small farmers and farmerholders can hurdle the extremely difficult challenges of entering and participating competitively [...]

From the ASEANSec To boost awareness of ASEAN and of the cultures of ASEAN among women and children in the region, the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) Women’s Wing was officially launched today with a simple ceremony at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta. The ASEC Women’s Wing, a non-profit entity which comprises the female staff and wives of [...]

ASEAN-FAO Regional Conference on Food Security Bangkok, 27 – 28 May 2009 Summary of CSO Statement The civil society participants in this gathering are committed to work with ASEAN and member states in addressing food security concern of the poor and marginalised, especially the vulnerable landless and resource-poor women and men farmers and fishers. Addressing [...]

*Press Release* ASEAN-FAO Regional Conference on Food Security* Bangkok, 27 – 28 May 2009 Adopted Joint Chairs’ Summary The ASEAN-FAO Regional Conference on Food Security was held on 27-28 May 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. The delegates from all ASEAN Member States, namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam [...]

By Chee Yoke Heong | Third World Network Features While the current global financial and economic turbulence continues to grab headlines, the food crisis of recent past is still with us. The former should serve as a critical opportunity to address the food problem that would worsen given the multiple challenges to sustainable agriculture and [...]

ASEAN is home to 540 million people . Substantial percentages of land resources in many countries in ASEAN are devoted to agricultural production. Agriculture is still an important source of income and livelihood in many ASEAN countries. Yet , the poorest people in ASEAN, or those who live below $1 or even $2 dollars a [...]

AsiaDHRRA is set to participate in the upcoming ASEAN Peoples’ Forum and ASEAN Civil Society Conference 4to be held in Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand on February 20-22, 2009. During the said event, AsiaDHRRA and AFA will jointly organize a Workshop on Ensuring Food Security for the ASEAN Community on February 21, 2009, 11:00 am – [...]

You’re all invited to attend this exciting workshop. Free and open to the public! Download the program here. Visit the APF 2008 website for more info

Inquirer.net JAKARTA—(UPDATE) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations took a major step towards becoming an EU-style community Monday with the passing into force of a new charter setting benchmarks for democracy. The charter sets out rules of membership, transforms ASEAN into a legal entity and envisages a single free trade area by 2015 for the [...]