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The ASEAN Declaration [1] or Bangkok Declaration is the founding document of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It was signed in Bangkok on 8 August 1967 by the five ASEAN founding members, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It states the basic principles of ASEAN: co-operation, amity, and non ...
The ASEAN Charter [1] is a constituent instrument of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It was adopted at the 13th ASEAN Summit in November 2007. [2]The intention to draft the Charter had been formally proposed at the 11th ASEAN Summit held in December 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Declaration was adopted unanimously by ASEAN members at its 18 November 2012 meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Declaration details ASEAN nations' commitment to human rights for its 600 million people. The Declaration includes 40 paragraphs under 6 headings. [1] Multiple Asian declarations have been made prior to the ASEAN declaration in ...
The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) is a peace treaty among Southeast Asian countries established by the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a geo-political and economic organisation of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia.
Human rights are referenced in the ASEAN Charter (Articles 1.7, 2.2.i and 14) and other key ASEAN documents. The commission operates through consultation and consensus—each of the 10 member states has veto power. The commission makes no provision for independent observers. [2]
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, [d] commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, [e] is a political and economic union of 10 states in Southeast Asia.Together, its member states represent a population of more than 600 million people and land area of over 4.5 million km 2 (1.7 million sq mi). [14]
The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) was established on April 7, 2010, in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. [1] [2] Calls for the creation of ACWC had started as early as 2004 and the scope was decided by 2009. [3]
The following is the list of ASEAN countries by the Human Development Index as well as when it's adjusted by inequality. [1] As of the latest report, Singapore has the highest HDI in ASEAN and Asia in general at 0.949, and Cambodia has the lowest HDI in ASEAN at 0.600.