ASEAN holds the 3rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Women in Ha Noi
The 3rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Women (AMMW) was held under the theme of “Social Protection for Women and Girls: Toward ASEAN Vision 2025” on 25 October 2018.
The meeting took note of the deliberations of the 15th, 16th and 17th ASEAN Committee on Women Meetings, and other important developments, such as the outcomes and recommendation of the ASEAN-EU Policy Dialogue on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls. Participants also commended the achievements and progress of ASEAN’s regional cooperation on advancing gender equality and empowering all women and girls during the period 2015-2018.
An open session was conducted with UN Women and Asian Development Bank with an emphasis on the Gender Equality and the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific publication.
The meeting also exchanged views and provided strategic guidance on leveraging ASEAN’s cooperation to accelerate gender equality and transformative social protection in the region.
Press-release at the ASEAN official web-site