ASEAN reviews the formation of Socio-Cultural Community
VGP – The 3rd meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council was opened this morning in Hà Nội, centering on assessing the construction of the ASCC and mapping out new orientations for the Community’s future development.
ASEAN socio-cultural
leaders stand for a group photo in the opening session of the 3rd meeting
of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council, Hà Nội, April 7, 2010 - Photo: VGP/Nhật
Bắc
The overall target of the ASCC is to serve and better quality of ASEAN
peoples’ life, settle issues relating social equality, cultural identities,
environment, globalization and technological revolutions.
In her opening speech, Vietnamese Minister of Labor, War Invalids and
Social Affairs Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân highly valued the role and contributions
made by Thailand, Chair of ASEAN in 2009, to the positive results of building
the ASCC.
As Chair of the bloc in 2010, Việt
Yesterday, in Hà Nội, the preparatory meeting of senior officials in the
Committee on the ASCC (SOCA) thoroughly discussed the realization of the ASCC
Blueprint.
The meeting adopted some priorities for Việt
Besides, human resource nurturing for economic recovery; better social
welfare and equality for women and children; closer cultural cooperation
towards better awareness of ASEAN were also hot issues on the table.
The 3rd ASCC meeting was followed by the inauguration of the Commission on Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children.