ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Moves Forward on Its Post-2025 Agenda

16 February 2025 -

The 10th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group to Develop the ASCC Strategic Plan (AHWG) took place on 15-16 February in Makati City, Philippines. The meeting was co-chaired by Undersecretary of International Relations Division (Culture) at the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia, Dr. Christina Yeo Ken Yin and Assistant Bureau Director of the Policy Development and Planning Bureau, Department of Social Welfare and Development of the Philippines, Hannah A. Giray-Carcido.

The meeting finalised the 2nd draft of the ASCC Strategic Plan by deliberating on the inputs from ASCC and relevant cross-pillar sectoral bodies, noting their concurrence and support to the provisionally agreed strategic measures. The meeting also exchanged views on the endorsement process of the ASCC Strategic Plan by SOCA in March.

This meeting is part of ongoing activities to support the development of the ASCC Post-2025 Strategic Plan Project funded by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).