ASEAN DECLARATIONS AND JOINT STATEMENTS
- ASEAN Declarations and Statements on gender equality and women’s empowerment, social welfare and development, women’s rights and children’s rights, and rural development and poverty eradication. This compendium contais the following documents:
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- Declaration on the Advancement of Women in the ASEAN Region [1988]
- Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women in the ASEAN Region [2004]
- Brunei Darussalam Declaration on Strengthening Family Institution [2010]
- Ha Noi Declaration on Strengthening Social Work towards Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community [2010]
- Bali Declaration on the Enhancement of the Role and Participation of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community [2011]
- Vientiane Declaration on Enhancing Gender Perspective and ASEAN Women’s Partnership for Environmental Sustainability [2012]
- ASEAN Declaration on Strengthening Social Protection [2013]
- Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women and Elimination of Violence against Children in ASEAN [2013]
- Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Ageing: Empowering Older Persons in ASEAN [2015]
- Declaration on the Gender-Responsive Implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and Sustainable Development Goals [2017]
- Joint Statement on Promoting Women, Peace and Security in ASEAN [2017]
- Declaration on the Protection of Children from all Forms of Online Exploitation and Abuse in ASEAN [2019]
- ASEAN Declaration on the Rights of Children in the Context of Migration [2019]
- Joint Statement on Reaffirmation of Commitment to Advancing the Rights of the Child in ASEAN [2019]
- Bandar Seri Begawan Declaration on the Importance of the Family for Community Development and Nation-Building [2021]
- Declaration on the Elimination of Bullying of Children in ASEAN [2021]
- Declaration on Building a More Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Future: Unlocking Women’s Entrepreneurship in ASEAN [2022]
- ASEAN Declaration on Gender Equality and Family Development [2023]
- ASEAN Declaration on Disability-Inclusive Development and Partnership for a Resilient ASEAN Community [2023]
- Joint Statement on the Establishment of An ASEAN Villages Network [2023]
- ASEAN Declaration on Strengthening the Care Economy and Fostering Resilience Towards the Post-2025 ASEAN Community [2024]
- ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Strategic Framework 2021–2025
- ASEAN Declaration on Strengthening the Care Economy and Fostering Resilience Towards the Post-2025 ASEAN Community
- ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers
PACIFIC: Key Pacific Gender Equality Declarations & Frameworks
- Revitalised Pacific Leaders Gender Equality Declaration (2023)
- Pacific Leaders Gender Equality Declaration (2012)
- Pacific Platform for Action on Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights (2018-2030)
- 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent
South Asia: SAARC
Key SAARC gender and women’s declarations include:
- SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating the Crime of Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution (2002)
- SAARC Social Charter (2004)
- SAARC Collective Position on Women (1995): Presented at the World Conference on Women, this outlined regional priorities such as the eradication of poverty, mainstreaming of gender perspectives, and elimination of violence against women
- Declaration on the Advancement of Women (1991)
- Dhaka Declaration (2005)- Promotes gender equality and increased women’s participation in various sectors