3rd Meeting of the ASEAN Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Advisory Group October 21, 2020 Virtual Meeting October 21, 2020. The United States, through the U.S Agency of International Development (USAID), continues its commitment to promote and protect the rights of women in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. In collaboration with UN ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 27 October, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID ASEAN
Over 60 million children in Asia and the Pacific undertake work that is likely to harm their development and jeopardize their education. The United States (U.S.) Government – through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is supporting the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) eliminate the worst forms of child labor in the ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 2 September, 2020 | Topics: U.S. & ASEAN, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID ASEAN
JAKARTA, 31 August 2020 – The ASEAN Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation (COSTI), the U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Underwriters Laboratories, proudly announced Dr. Chan Yoke Fun from Malaysia as the winner of the ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women 2020 and Dr. Shefaly Shorey of Singapore as honorable ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 31 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: press release, USAID ASEAN
Regional Workshop on Community Empowerment for Raising Inclusivity and Trust through Technology Application (CERITA) January 21-22, 2020 Jakarta, Indonesia The United States Government through the ASEAN-USAID PROSPECT is supporting the Habibie Center’s program for Promoting Regional Resilience to Eradicate Violent Extremism through Inclusivity and Tolerance in ASEAN (PREVENT). The first activity under the program ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 22 January, 2020 | Topics: U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: USAID ASEAN
Consultation Workshop on the Implementation of ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers Hanoi, Vietnam December 18, 2019 December 18, 2019. The U.S. Government, through USAID, is supporting ASEAN Member States and the ASEAN Committee for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers (ACMW) in upholding ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 19 December, 2019 | Topics: U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: USAID ASEAN
Bali Work Plan (2019-2025) ASEAN Partners Meeting December 12, 2019 Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia December 12, 2019. The U.S. Government, through USAID, supported the Working Group on Counter Terrorism, working under the auspices of the Senior Officers Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC), in gathering over 80 participants—including delegations from ten ASEAN Partners; international organizations, including United Nations ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 13 December, 2019 | Topics: U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: USAID ASEAN
December 8th, 2019. The U.S. Government through the ASEAN-USAID PROSPECT project is supporting the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (Indonesia and Malaysia) to hold a regional consultation on Freedom of Opinion and Expression. Building upon the momentum created by the “High-Level Dialogue on Managing Freedom of Expression in the Information Age” held in Medan, Indonesia in ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 11 December, 2019 | Topics: U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: USAID ASEAN
December 4, 2019. As part of an ongoing effort to engage youth to more frequently contribute to ASEAN processes and strengthen shared ASEAN identity, the U.S. Government, through the ASEAN-USAID PROSPECT project, is supporting the expansion and replication of the ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting (AFMAM) by holding a three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) Program ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 5 December, 2019 | Topics: U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: USAID ASEAN
Launched Today, the Sixth ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women Sponsored by UL Focuses on Preventive Healthcare JAKARTA, 22 November 2019 – The official commencement and call for applications for the sixth annual ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women competition, sponsored by UL, was launched earlier today. The contest is supported through a collaborative effort among the ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 22 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: science prize, USAID ASEAN
ASEAN broadens linkages with Northeast Asia: USAID sponsored 20 ASEAN women entrepreneur mentors as part of the StartOpps Study Tour initiative launched on November 18 in Taipei. This inaugural exchange emphasizes engagement in how Taiwan’s startup ecosystem works to mentor and cultivate the next generation of women entrepreneurs, promotes sharing of best practices between ASEAN ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 22 November, 2019 | Topics: U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Startup, USAID ASEAN
November 12, 2019 The U.S. Government is supporting ASEAN Member States and the ASEAN Committee for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers (ACMW) in upholding fundamental human rights of migrant workers through constructive, direct engagement with civil society. Today, over 35 representatives from civil society, the ASEAN Commission on the Protection ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 15 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: USAID ASEAN
Bangkok, Thailand. October 31 – November 3, 2019 – The United States Government, through the ASEAN-USAID Partnership for Regional Optimization within the Political-Security and Socio-Cultural Communities (PROSPECT) project, continues to strengthen innovative entrepreneurship by providing an opportunity for young start-up innovators, or “Start Impact Innovators,” from all 10 ASEAN Member States, to tap into business expertise ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 1 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: USAID, USAID ASEAN
Press Release: ASEAN and US Announce the Winner of the ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women 2019 SINGAPORE, 10 October 2019 – Today Dr. Zhou Yan of Singapore of the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore won the 2019 ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women sponsored by UL for her extensive research and work on energy efficient water ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 11 October, 2019 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Press Releases, U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: asean, science prize, USAID ASEAN, usasean
September 9, 2019 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, September 9th, 2019. The U.S. Government is supporting ASEAN Member States and the ASEAN Committee for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers (ACMW) in upholding fundamental human rights of migrant workers through constructive, direct engagement with civil society. Today, around 50 representatives from Thailand’s Ministry ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 10 September, 2019 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Human Rights, U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: PROSPECT, USAID, USAID ASEAN, usasean
Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ) Working Group on Judicial Education and Training (WG-JET) 2019 – 2025 Work Plan Development Meeting September 5-6, 2019 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, September 5th. Through the ASEAN-USAID PROSPECT project, the United States Government continues to support the Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ) through its Working Group on Judicial Education ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 5 September, 2019 | Topics: U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: CACJ, progress, USAID, USAID ASEAN
Phnom Penh, Cambodia August 22-23, 2019 The United States Government through the ASEAN-USAID Partnership for Regional Optimization within the Political-Security and Socio-Cultural Communities (PROSPECT) project continues its commitment to promote and protect the rights of women in ASEAN. Working closely with the ASEAN Secretariat, the ASEAN Committee on Women, and the ASEAN Commission on the ...
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By U.S. Mission to ASEAN | 22 August, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & ASEAN | Tags: USAID, USAID ASEAN
