Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Association des nations de l'Asie du Sud-Est (ANASE)
Asociación de Naciones del Asia Sudoriental
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URL: https://asean.org/
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Founded
1967-08-08 Bangkok Thailand
History
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Accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through joint endeavours in the spirit of equality and partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of Southeast Asian Nations; promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries of the region and adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter; promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest in economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and administrative fields; provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research facilities in educational, professional, technical and administrative spheres; collaborate more effectively to encourage further growth in the agriculture and industry; promote Southeast Asian studies; maintain close and beneficial cooperation with existing international and regional organizations with similar aims and purposes and explore all avenues for even closer cooperation among themselves.
Events
2025-10-14 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting2451 past events available with paid subscription only.
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Entities on the Annex 2 list include: D-XJ9835 - ASEAN Supreme Audit Institutions (ASEANSAI); E-XS0004 - ASEANAPOL; E-XJ4641 - Asean Quality Assurance Network (AQAN); E-XE4956 - Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC).
Relationship agreement with: B-XB0971 - FAO. Dialogue relationship with: E-XE3382 - UNDP. Relations with: F-XF0077 - Asian Development Bank (ADB). Takes joint approaches and coordinates in various regional and international fora, especially: C-XD2469 - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (observer status); E-XE8554 - Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES Secretariat). Participates as observer in the activities of: E-XE8700 - Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). Together with: E-XD4635 - AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center, set up: E-XE4670 - ASEAN-AVRDC Regional Network on Vegetable Research and Development (AARNET).
Links with:
- F-XF2002 - Action Plan for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the East Asian Region (EAS);
- F-XD0055 - Andean Community;
- E-XE1638 - ASEAN Training Center for Preventive Drug Education (ATCPDE);
- F-XF4712 - Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF);
- F-XF4191 - Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM);
- E-XE9559 - Asian and Pacific Development Centre (APDC);
- D-XD4579 - Caribbean Community (CARICOM);
- E-XE2494 - Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S and T Centre);
- F-XC0281 - Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific (CPS);
- C-XC0376 - Commonwealth Secretariat;
- F-XF5516 - Communauté économique des pays des Grands Lacs (CEPGL);
- E-XE6119 - Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia (CCOP);
- F-XD3462 - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
- D-XD0766 - EFTA;
- F-XF0667 - European Parliament (EP);
- D-XD4489 - European Patent Office (EPO);
- E-XE0151 - FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP);
- F-XF0728 - Group of 77 (G-77);
- B-XB2183 - ILO;
- E-XE3066 - Intergovernmental Group on Rice;
- E-XE1118 - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC);
- B-XB1505 - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO);
- B-XB1775 - International Criminal Police Organization - INTERPOL (ICPO-INTERPOL);
- B-XB1117 - International Maritime Organization (IMO);
- B-XB0100 - International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO);
- F-XF4542 - Islamic Development Bank (IsDB);
- D-XD0445 - Mano River Union (MRU);
- F-XF2226 - Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA);
- B-XE2295 - World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH);
- E-XE4630 - Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat;
- E-XE8681 - SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network (SEAMEO TROPMED);
- F-XF4530 - Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA);
- D-XD3257 - Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO);
- F-XF2522 - Southern African Development Community (SADC);
- E-XE3381 - UNCTAD;
- E-XE9576 - UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education;
- E-XE9604 - UNESCO Office, Jakarta - Regional Bureau for Sciences in Asia and the Pacific;
- F-XF3380 - UNICEF;
- E-XE4177 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
- F-XF6300 - United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF);
- E-XE6809 - United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat);
- E-XM6677 - United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA);
- B-XB3548 - WHO;
- B-XB0462 - World Customs Organization (WCO);
- B-XB3556 - World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
- Partner of: Alianza del Pacífico
- Partner of: Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC)
- Partner of: Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
- Partner of: Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)
- Partner of: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
- Partner of: Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
- Partner of: Pacific Islands Forum
- Partner of: Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
- Partner of: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Partner of: Southern Common Market
- Partner of: United Nations (UN)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Observer status with: United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
- Observer status with: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Cooperates with: United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
- Accredited by: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Secretariat (UNFCCC)
- Member of: Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Associated entitites (81) subdivided into 5 categories:
Parliamentarians and Judiciary (2):
- E-XE0372 - ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA);
- D-AA6244 - Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ).
Business Organisations (16):
- D-XE0012 - ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF);
- E-XE0815 - ASEAN Bankers Association (ABA);
- E-AA0056 - ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC);
- E-XD5193 - ASEAN Chemical Industries Council (ACIC);
- D-XD8995 - ASEAN Cosmetic Association (ACA);
- E-XD5304 - ASEAN Federation of Textile Industries (AFTEX);
- E-XE0271 - ASEAN Furniture Industries Council (AFIC);
- E-XE9814 - ASEAN Insurance Council (AIC);
- D-XD6266 - ASEAN Intellectual Property Association (AIPA);
- E-XE1335 - ASEAN Iron and Steel Council (AISC);
- E-XE0266 - ASEAN Ports Association (APA);
- E-XE2760 - ASEAN Tourism Association (ASEANTA);
- Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC)
- E-XJ6834 - EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC);
- E-XE0617 - Federation of ASEAN Economic Associations (FAEA);
- G-XN3254 - US-ASEAN Business Council.
Think Tank and Academic Institutions (5):
- E-XM8409 - ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR);
- E-XD4867 - ASEAN Institutes for Strategic and International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS);
- D-AA3532 - Association of Southeast Asian Teacher Education Network (AsTEN);
- E-AA6245 - Passage to ASEAN Association (P2A);
- E-XE2417 - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs - 48):
- F-XJ9842 - AirAsia Foundation;
- D-XJ9840 - ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET);
- F-AA6246 - ASEAN Autism Network (AAN);
- D-XJ6825 - ASEAN Alliance of Health Supplement Associations (AAHSA);
- E-XE0263 - ASEAN Association of Radiology (AAR);
- D-XD8991 - ASEAN Chess Confederation (ACC);
- E-XE0583 - ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE);
- E-XE6116 - ASEAN Confederation of Women's Organizations (ACWO);
- E-XD1844 - ASEAN Constructors Federation (ACF);
- D-XJ5697 - ASEAN Council of Japan Alumni (ASCOJA);
- D-XD2077 - ASEAN Council of Teachers (ACT);
- U-XJ9491 - ASEAN CSR Network;
- F-XM8410 - ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF);
- E-XE7299 - ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA);
- E-XE8550 - ASEAN Federation of Electrical Engineering Contractors (AFEEC);
- E-XE0013 - ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (AFEO);
- D-XD7829 - ASEAN Federation of Forwarders Associations (AFFA);
- D-XD7903 - ASEAN Federation of Land Surveying and Geomatics (AFLAG);
- E-XE0577 - ASEAN Federation of Mining Associations (AFMA);
- ASEAN Forest Products Industry Club (AFPIC);
- E-XE0265 - ASEAN Football Federation (AFF);
- E-XE0264 - ASEAN Handicraft Promotion and Development Association (AHPADA);
- D-XJ9839 - ASEAN Kite Council (AKC);
- D-XD5625 - ASEAN Law Association (ALA);
- E-XE0262 - ASEAN Music Industry Association (AMIA);
- D-XD2911 - ASEAN Neurological Association (ASNA);
- D-XD7907 - ASEAN Oleochemical Manufacturers Group (AOMG);
- E-XD1657 - ASEAN Orthopaedic Association (AOA);
- J-XJ9838 - Asean Para Sports Federation (APSF);
- U-XE9857 - ASEAN Pediatric Federation (APF);
- H-XD7904 - ASEAN Thalassaemia Society (ATS);
- D-XM7869 - ASEAN Tourism Research Association (ATRA);
- E-XE0268 - ASEAN Valuers Association (AVA);
- E-XK1389 - Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia (AsiaDHRRA);
- E-XE0548 - Committee for ASEAN Youth Cooperation (CAYC);
- D-XD7828 - Federation of ASEAN Consulting Engineers (FACE);
- E-XE8530 - Federation of ASEAN Shipowners Associations (FASA);
- D-XD1631 - International Federation of Non-Government Organizations for the Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse (IFNGO);
- E-XE0391 - Medical Association of South East Asian Nations (MASEAN);
- Maybank Foundation;
- E-XE0645 - Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment (SEARICE);
- J-XJ9837 - Southeast Asia School Principals Forum (SEASPF);
- D-XM8411 - Southeast Asian Directors of Music (SEADOM);
- F-XD7291 - Southeast Asian Studies Regional Exchange Program Foundation (SEASREP Foundation);
- F-XF6319 - Southeast Asian Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA);
- D-XM8412 - Traditional Textile Arts Society of South East Asia (TTASSEA);
- E-XD1980 - Veterans Confederation of ASEAN Countries (VECONAC).
Other Stakeholders (10) include:
- J-AA5350 - ASEAN Governors and Mayors Forum (AGMF);
- ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC);
- D-XD7669 - Federation of Institutes of Food Science and Technology in ASEAN (FIFSTA);
- ASEAN Parties Against Corruption (ASEAN-PAC);
- J-AA0054 - Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism (Working Group);
- E-AA6248 - Grow Asia.
Other organizations linked to ASEAN:
- E-XE4215 - ASEAN Association for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (AACLS);
- E-XE4428 - ASEAN Book Publishers Association (ABPA);
- F-XF3812 - ASEAN Business Forum (ABF);
- D-XE8261 - ASEAN Federation of Cardiology;
- E-XE6115 - ASEAN Federation of Cement Manufacturers (AFCM);
- E-XE0095 - ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies (AFES);
- E-XD5308 - ASEAN Federation of Glass Manufacturers (AFGM);
- D-XD4028 - ASEAN Federation of Plastic Industries (AFPI);
- E-XD1658 - ASEAN Federation for Psychiatry and Mental Health (AFPMH);
- F-XF6943 - ASEAN Finance Corporation;
- D-XD7911 - ASEAN Forestry Students Association (AFSA);
- F-XF6500 - ASEAN Forum on Coal (AFOC);
- E-XE2761 - ASEAN Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHRA);
- E-XE1633 - ASEAN International Airports Association (AAA);
- E-XE0811 - ASEAN Otorhinolaryngological - Head and Neck Federation (ASEAN ORL HNS Federation);
- E-XD5216 - ASEAN Pharmaceutical Industry Club;
- F-XM8413 - ASEAN Public Relations Network (APRN);
- ASEAN Telecommunication Regulators' Council (ATRC);
- E-XE4761 - ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC);
- E-XE0272 - ASEAN University Sports Council (AUSC);
- E-XD2242 - Asian Bankers Association (ABA);
- F-XF4954 - Asian Institute of Technology (AIT);
- D-XJ0915 - Asian Law Students' Association (ALSA);
- E-XE0141 - Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ);
- F-XF0271 - Isis Women's International Cross Cultural Exchange (ISIS-WICCE);
- F-XF5567 - Orchid Society of South East Asia (OSSEA);
- E-XE1337 - Rheumatism Association of ASEAN (RAA).
Regular consultation with: B-XB0011 - International Trademark Association (INTA). Provided input or influence on aspects of development or regulation of: F-XF4583 - Internet. Member of: F-XF7154 - Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF). Also Links with:
- E-XJ0666 - ASEAN Academy of Neurotology Otology and Audiology (AANOA);
- E-XE3287 - Association des chambres de commerce et d'industrie européennes (EUROCHAMBRES);
- C-XC7305 - Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP);
- B-XB2321 - Consumers International (CI);
- B-XB1972 - Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle (FICPI);
- G-XG1130 - ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS);
- E-XF3346 - International Delphic Council (IDC);
- B-XB2028 - International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI);
- A-XA2654 - International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN);
- D-XD5572 - Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA);
- E-XE5021 - WorldFish.
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