The 30th ASCC Session was led by the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK), Prof. Dr. Muhadjir Effendy, as chair, and attended by the Ministers of Social Culture from ASEAN member countries, Timor-Leste as an observer, and the ASEAN Secretary-General.
Five documents will be presented at the 43rd ASEAN Summit for adoption, relating to inclusive disability development, climate change, gender equality and family development, early childhood education, and sustainable resilience.
Additionally, there are 21 documents on various socio-cultural issues that will be noted at the 43rd ASEAN Summit meeting. All these documents support the theme of Indonesia’s chairmanship in ASEAN for 2023, “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth.” The meeting also reaffirmed the priority of discussing the ASEAN Vision 2045 and its supporting documents from the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Pillar.
"We have made significant progress in advancing an inclusive, sustainable, and people-centered ASEAN, reflected through the initiatives carried out this year and the resulting documents presented for adoption or notation at the 43rd ASEAN Summit," said Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Prof. Dr. Muhadjir Effendy, on Tuesday (August 29, 2023).
Next, Laos will take over the ASCC Chairmanship and the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2024. The 31st ASCC Meeting will be held on March 25-26, 2024, in Luang Prabang, Laos.
Contact:
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
Jl. Pejambon No. 6, Central Jakarta
For more information, visit http://asean2023.id, https://infopublik.id/kategori/asean-2023, and https://indonesia.go.id/kategori/ragam-asean-2023
Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Muhadjir Effendy (third from the right) leads the session at the 30th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Meeting in Jakarta on Tuesday (August 29, 2023). This ASEAN ministerial-level meeting discussed socio-cultural issues in the ASEAN region and is part of the preparations for the upcoming 43rd ASEAN Summit to be held on September 5-7, 2023. ANTARA PHOTO/Indrianto Eko Suwarso/rwa.
