Know Your ASEAN

Know Your ASEAN sets down, in clear and simple language, the basic facts about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It does so in the form of 40 questions and their answers. It is among the contributions of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies to the observance of the 40th anniversary of ASEAN's founding on 8 August 1967. The booklet provides facts on ASEAN's establishment, membership, financing and decision-making. It recalls the association's contributions to regional security. ...

Table of Contents; 1. Asean members; 2. Founder and date of birth; 3. Reasons for setting up Asean; 4. Dates of admission of newer members; 5. Important accomplishments; 6. Non-interference in internal affairs; 7. Asean and human rights; 8. Asean and Myanmar; 9. Regional peace and stability; 10. Asean and the South China Sea; 11. Asean is not a military alliance; 12. The Asean Regional Forum; 13. The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia; 14. The Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone; 15. Increasing jobs and reducing poverty; 16. The development gap; 17. Trading within Asean.

18. Regional economic stability19. Promoting tourism; 20. Protecting the regional environment; 21. Dealing with communicable diseases; 22. Combating terrorism, illicit drugs, and transnational crime; 23. Coping with natural disasters; 24. Asean and women's issues; 25. Regional cultural heritage; 26. Bringing young people together; 27. Asean Secretariat; 28. Asean flag and emblem; 29. Working in the Secretariat; 30. Funding Asean; 31. Managing Asean affairs; 32. Making Asean decisions; 33. Asean's working language; 34. Asean and the international community; 35. The Dialogue system.

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