JOINT MINISTERIAL STATEMENT OF THE EIGHTEENTH (18 TH ) ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY (ASCC) COUNCIL. 13 September 2017 Tagaytay City, the Philippines

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1 Adopted JOINT MINISTERIAL STATEMENT OF THE EIGHTEENTH (18 TH ) ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY (ASCC) COUNCIL 13 September 2017 Tagaytay City, the 1. We, the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council Ministers/Heads of Delegation of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,, Lao PDR,, Myanmar, the, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam met on 13 September 2017 in Tagaytay City, the, for the 18 th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council, under the chairpersonship of the. 2. We noted with pleasure the commemorative activities that celebrate ASEAN s 50th year and promote awareness and community building. We commended the efforts of ASEAN Member States particularly through the sectoral bodies under ASCC pillar in engaging with various stakeholders in pursuing the priorities for 2017 in line with their respective mandates. The list of commemorative activities under the purview of ASCC appears in Annex We noted with satisfaction the achievements made under the ASCC pillar in building the People-Oriented and People-Centred ASEAN, including through the realization of the 2017 theme Partnering for Change, Engaging the World and the six thematic priorities identified and spearheaded by the. 4. We congratulated the ASEAN Labour Ministers for successfully finalising the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers. We look forward to its signing by the ASEAN Leaders during the 31 st Summit this November and expressed our support to its nature as a living and evolving document, as well as its full and effective implementation. We also noted with satisfaction the successful convening of the Special Session of ASEAN Labour Ministers on Occupational Safety and Health on the occasion of the XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2017 hosted by Singapore. We noted the ASEAN Labour Ministers Statement on Improving Occupational Safety for Sustainable Economic Growth and look forward to its implementation by the Senior Labour Officials of ASEAN. 5. In pursuit of this year s priorities for the ASCC, we supported the following Declarations/Joint Statements for the consideration of the ASEAN Leaders at their 31st ASEAN Summit on November 2017 in Manila: For signing by ASEAN Leaders a. ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers For Adoption by the ASEAN Leaders a. ASEAN Leaders Declaration on Ending all Forms of Malnutrition; b. ASEAN Leaders Declaration on Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR): Combating AMR through One Health Approach; c. ASEAN Leaders Declaration on Disaster Health Management;

2 Adopted d. ASEAN Declaration on the Gender-Responsive Implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and Sustainable Development Goals; e. ASEAN Declaration on the Adoption of the ASEAN Youth Development Index; f. ASEAN Declaration on Culture of Prevention for a Peaceful, Inclusive, Resilient, Healthy and Harmonious Society; g. ASEAN Joint Statement on Climate Change to the 23rd Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP-23); h. Joint Statement on Promoting Women, Peace and Security in ASEAN For Notation by the ASEAN Leaders i. First ASEAN Youth Development Index; j. ASEAN Joint Declaration on Hazardous Chemicals and Wastes to the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP- 13), the 8th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-8); and the 8th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-8) / 2017 Meetings of the COPs to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions 6. We encourage the sectoral bodies under the ASCC to follow up the aforesaid documents with concrete programs and activities which would benefit the ASEAN peoples. With the spirit of the Culture of Prevention, we would like to support the ASEAN Youth Interfaith Camp (AYIC) which will be held on October 2017, in Jombang,, as a real example of how we can promote peace and tolerance. 7. We congratulated the for the successful convening of the ASEAN Women Business Conference on August 2017 in Manila and took note of the Manila Statement on Mainstreaming Women s Economic Empowerment (WEE) in ASEAN. We support the endorsement of the Action Agenda of the Manila Statement on Mainstreaming Women s Economic Empowerment (WEE) in ASEAN by the ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting for adoption by the ASEAN Leaders at the 31st ASEAN Summit. We encouraged the relevant sectoral bodies under the ASCC to contribute to the implementation of the Action Agenda for the advancement of gender equality and women s empowerment in ASEAN. 8. We also noted with satisfaction the progress made in the implementation of the ASCC Blueprint 2025 and development of the work plans of the various sectoral bodies of the ASCC, including cross-cutting initiatives and community-building issues. We encouraged sectoral bodies under the ASCC, with the support of the ASEAN Secretariat, to continue to implement effectively their respective sectoral work plans and to share their reports to the ASCC Council. 9. We congratulate the for having successfully completed her term as Chair of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council in In this regard, we expressed our high appreciation to the for the excellent

3 Adopted leadership and very warm hospitality as Chair of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council meetings in 2017.

4 Adopted LIST OF MINISTERS/ HEADS OF DELEGATION ATTENDING THE 18 TH ASCC COUNCIL MEETING 13 SEPTEMBER, TAGAYTAY CITY, THE PHILIPPINES 1. H.E AMBASSADOR JOHARIAH WAHAB AMBASSADOR OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM TO THE PHILIPPINES BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 2. H.E. SLES NOS UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH AND SPORT CAMBODIA 3. H.E. MASMUN YAN MANGGESA DEPUTY MINISTER COORDINATING MINISTRY FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE INDONESIA 4. H.E. SAVANKHONE RAZMOUNTRY VICE-MINISTER OF INFORMATION, CULTURE AND TOURISM LAO PDR 5. H.E DATO SERI MOHAMED NAZRI ABDUL AZIZ CABINET MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE MALAYSIA 6. H.E. THURA AUNG KO UNION MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS AND CULTURE MYANMAR 7. H.E. EMMANUEL A. LEYCO OIC SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT PHILIPPINES 8. MR. RICHARD TAN KOK TONG SENIOR DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DIVISION MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SINGAPORE

5 Adopted 9. H.E. POLICE GENERAL ADUL SANGSINGKEO MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SECURITY THAILAND 10. H.E. DOAN MAU DIEP VICE-MINISTER OF LABOUR, INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS VIET NAM 11. H.E. VONGTHEP ARTHAKAIVALVATEE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF ASEAN FOR ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY

6 ANNEX 1 Final CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ASEAN IN 2017 UNDER THE ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY January 15 Launch of the ' Chairmanship of ASEAN Davao City, ASEAN - Philippine National Organizing Council (ASEAN-NOC) Launch of the Philippine Chairmanship Commemorative Coin Launch of the Philippine Chairmanship Commemorative Stamp Launch of the Philippine Chairmanship Theme Song, "ASEAN Spirit" Central Bank of the (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - BSP) Philippine Post Office (PHLPOST) Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Forum on Maximizing ASEAN National TV Networks in Support of ASEAN Integration and the 50th Anniversary of the Funding of ASEAN Quezon City, February ASEAN Paintball Championship Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur, Philippine Television Network (PTV) 1

7 Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) Kelab Sukan Paintball Liga Kampung Taman Tasik Sultan Abu Bakar, Pekan, Pahang, Ministry of Communication and Multimedia ASEAN University Student Council Union Conference March Japan (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths - JENESYS Programme) Hiroshima and Tokyo, Japan ASEAN Secretariat- Education, Youth and Sports Division 21 ASEAN for the People: "Increasing the Competitiveness of 's Workforce Health to Penetrate ASEAN Markets ASEAN for the People: Strengthening the MSMEs 18 Seminar on promoting the media s role in April US-ASEAN Connectivity through Trade and Investment (ACTI) Surabaya, Pekanbaru, Ha Noi, Viet Nam Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of the Republic of National Secretariat for ASEAN Viet Nam Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2

8 communicating the ASEAN Community 24 Workshop on the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community 26 Seminar on the ASEAN Community and Labour and Social Issues 27 April-8 May Binh Dinh, Viet Nam Ha Noi, Viet Nam Viet Nam Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Viet Nam Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs ASEAN Cultural Showcase Thailand Thailand Ministry of Culture ASEAN Splendor Week Bandar Lampung, 1 May- 31 July 2017 ASEAN Photo Contest and ASEAN Video Bloggers (Vloggers) Competition ASEAN International Film Festival & Awards Southeast Asian Audio- Visual Association (SAAVA) 1 June 2 July Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017 May June Kuching, Sarawak, Phu Yen, Viet Nam ASEAN International Film Festival & Awards People s Committee of Phu Yen Viet Nam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism 3

9 2-3 Establishment of ASEAN Parks Jombang, East Java, th Cross Regional Meeting Placing Children at the Heart of the Sustainable Development Agenda: Accelerating Progress in Children s Protection from Violence Republic of Korea (ASEAN-ROK special Cooperation Fund) Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 9 International workshop on Geo-Political Transition In The Asia-Pacific And The Half- Century Road Of Asean ASEAN-ISIS Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Ha Noi, Viet Nam 9 Exhibition to popularize ASEAN community Thanh Hoa Province, Viet Nam The First ASEAN Student Mobility Forum European Union (ASEAN-EU Support for Higher Education in ASEAN Region - SHARE) of Viet Nam Ministry of Information and Communications of Viet Nam Commission on Higher Education (CHED), 19 ASEAN Investment Forum Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) 20 ASEAN Safety Seminar Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar July 13 Partnership for Change and Community Building Davao City, Philippine Institute of Development Studies Mindanao Development 4

10 Authority 5 Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) 13 ASEAN Soiree Night Singapore National Library Board Singapore 13 ASEAN Festival Ha Noi, Viet Nam Minister of Information and Communications of Viet Nam 13 Ceremony of Media Publications on ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Ha Noi, Viet Nam Ministry of Labour-Invalids and Social Affairs of Viet Nam 14 Training Course on ASEAN and UNESCO Ha Noi, Viet Nam Minister of Information and Communications of Viet Nam Symposium of ASEAN's 50th Anniversary: The Centrality and Unity of ASEAN 19 International Conference on ASEAN SMEs Cooperation with Jakarta Post ASEAN Youth Initiative Empowerment Program, Theme: Digitalizing ASEAN: Fostering Community through Digital Diplomacy. Ministries/Institutions related Jakarta, Jakarta Post Jakarta, Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta Yogyakarta, Central Java, 26 Big Read Meet Singapore National Library Board Singapore 27 Tree Planting Ceremony to mark 50th Anniversary of ASEAN 30 July 8 August Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs ASEAN Golden Anniversary Universitas Brawijaya Brawijaya University Malang,

11 July ASEAN Landmark - #ASEAN50 Community Jakarta (Ancol, Banteng Square, MoFA), July and September Celebrating 50 years of ASEAN: ASEAN Youth Initiative Empowerment Program; ASEAN Young Sociopreneurs Program Gadjah Mada University Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, August 5 Aug ASEAN Confence on Breastfeeding Manila 1-31 ASEAN General Knowledge Quiz Shows on television and radio Lao PDR 3-4 The Asia-Europe Conference University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Lao National Secretariat, ASEAN Department, Asia-Europe Institute The Centre for ASEAN Regionalism, University Malaya ASEAN Breastfeeding Forum and Hakab Na! 2017 Philippine Department of Health (DOH) 4 First ASEAN Media Forum Germany Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH 6 ASEAN Secretariat Community Relations Division CRD@asean.org Anindhitya

12 Technical Officer of Community Relations Division 4 Best of ASEAN Performing Arts 5 The Photograph Exhibition ASEAN People and Countries Ha Noi, Viet Nam Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam 5 Unveiling of the Painting of the signing of the 1967 Bangkok Declaration by the Founding Fathers (during the Opening Ceremony of the 50 th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings) of Viet Nam The People s Committee of Ha Noi ASEAN- National Organizing Committee Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) 5 Fun Walk, Bicycling and Traditional Sports Competition 6-7 ASEAN Youth Social Entrepreneurship Conference 7 Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar Cultural Center of the (CCP) Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar National Youth Commission (NYC), 7 ASEAN Traditional Dance Competition Yangon, Myanmar Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs of

13 Myanmar 8 8 ASEAN Youth Social Entrepreneurship Award ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes Award National Youth Commission (NYC), Philippine National Youth Commission (NYC) ASEAN Center for Biodiversity 8 Grand Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN Tribute to the ASEAN Founding Fathers and ASEAN Commemorative Video ASEAN- National Organizing Committee Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) 8 Regional and National Lighting of Iconic Landmarks 8 (Launch) Communicating the Philippine Initiatives in ASEAN in the Field of Information and Communication ASEAN Member States Cultural Center of the (CCP) ASEAN- National Organizing Committee Philippine Information Agency (PIA) 8 Commemorative stamp issue Singapore Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs 8 Singapore Post 8 ASEAN Cultural Showcase Thailand Thailand Ministry of

14 Culture 8 Celebration of 50th Anniversary of ASEAN Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lighting of Iconic Landmarks 8 Issuance of Commemorative Stamps Pos 8 ASEAN Pop Festival and ASEAN Street Food Festival (side events to the national Lighting of Iconic Landmarks) ASEAN- National Organizing Committee 8 ASEAN Landmark Lighting Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam 11 ASEAN Secretariat ASEAN Day Celebration Jakarta, Commemorative Ceremony (Remarks from RI President & FM, SG) Tribute to Founding Fathers + Display of ASEAN Key Documents ASEAN Food Festival ASEAN Art Exhibition at ASEAN Gallery ASEAN@50 Statistical Exhibit o o Launch of the publication Celebrating ASEAN: 50 Years of Evolution and Progress and its accompanying infographic leaflets and other derivative materials Release of other new statistical publications 2017 ASEAN Community Progress Monitoring Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports, Brunei Darussalam ASEAN Secretariat- Community Relations Division CRD@asean.org 9

15 System (ACPMS) Report and 2017 ASEAN Final Statistical Report on the Millennium Development Goals Cultural Performances ASEAN Trivia Quiz 12 Mini-Marathon to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of ASEAN and the 20th Anniversary of Lao PDR s Accession to ASEAN Vientiane, Lao PDR ASEAN@50 Exhibition Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam Lao National Secretariat, ASEAN Department, and Trade, Brunei Darussalam ASEAN High-Level Conference on Social Protection Singapore Film Festival (as part of the ASEANrelated commemorative activities taking place in Jakarta this year) Manila Jakarta Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Ambassadors Run 2017 The Jakarta Post Bogor Botanical Garden, 27 ASEAN 50 Parade Jakarta, 28 August 1 September ASEAN Women s Business Forum / Conference Australia Japan Canada Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 10

16 US September ASEAN-ROK Flute Festival 29 Grand Final: ASEAN Youth Ambassadors s contest Republic of Korea (ASEAN-ROK Future- Oriented Cooperation Fund) & Republic of Korea Jakarta, Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) 29 Launch of Compendium of Research Abstracts: Fulbright U.S. ASEAN Visiting Scholars Initiative Program U.S. Mission to ASEAN ASEAN Secretariat (EYSD) ASEAN Secretariat United States Mission to ASEAN ASEAN Policy Dialogue on Children s Rights Ateneo Human Rights Center Save the Children Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Joint Conference between the ASEAN National Secretariat of and ASEAN Study Centers September Republic of Korea Jakarta, 1 Inauguration of the ASEAN Culture House in Busan 3 1ASEAN Peace World Cycling Tour 2017 Kuala Lumpur, Busan, Republic of Korea Mission of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN 1ASEAN Cycling Club (1ACC) 11

17 6-10 ASEAN-Japan TV Festival Japan Philippine Information Agency (PIA) 8-10 Southeast Asia Music Education Exchange (SEAMEX) 2017 Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) ASEAN Young Sociopreneurs Program Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta Budayaw Festival: 2017 BIMP-EAGA Festival on Culture and the Arts MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC), Kuala Lumpur, Yogyakarta, Central Java, General Santos/Sarangani, Ministry of Tourism and Culture ASWARA SEAMEX Sdn. Bhd. Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) rd ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting De La Salle University, Manila, ASEAN Student Forum 2017 Petronas Technology University, Perak, ASEAN Commemorative Conference and the AMS Milestone Achievements on Traditional and Complementary Medicine ASEAN Foundation Petronas Technology University Philippine Department of Health (DOH) ASEAN- UNICEF Symposium on Leaving No One Behind September and November Diplomacy Exhibition in ASEAN Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and UNICEF EAPRO Community Bangkok, Thailand Cirebon, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Thailand 12

18 6 ASEAN Societal Leadership Summit 2017 Celebrating ASEAN ASEAN Conference on NCDs: Working Together Towards an Enabling Environment for a Healthy Lifestyle in the ASEAN Region October Singapore Management University Institute of Societal Leadership Singapore Singapore Management University Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs Philippine Department of Health (DOH) for 50: ASEAN-Germany Workshop for DAAD Alumni and Students from ASEAN DAAD Regional Office (), German Embassy (), ASEAN Secretariat (EYSD) ASEAN Youth Interfaith Camp University of Pesantren, ASEAN Secretariat Jombang, DAAD Regional Office () ASEAN Studies Centre of UNIPDU November 2-3 Back-to-back activities: Philippine Civil Service 2 nd ASEAN Heads of Civil Service Retreat Commission (CSC) Regional Forum on Civil Service Innovation Launch of the Coffee Table Book on Civil Service Programmes and Innovations in ASEAN 4 Kuala Lumpur 2017 Dataran Merdeka, Ministry of Tourism and 13

19 Kuala Lumpur, Culture 8-13 ASEAN-Russia Traditional Music Youth Festival (Philippine Leg) Russia ASEAN-Russia Traditional Music Youth Festival (Russian Leg) ASEAN-Russia Development Partnership Financial Fund (ARDPFF) Russia ASEAN-Russia Development Partnership Financial Fund (ARDPFF) Russia Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) ASEAN Sports Festival Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) ASEAN Film Festival Awards 2017 Da Nang, Viet Nam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam November 2017-March 2018 KL Biennale 2017 Kuala Lumpur, National Visual Arts Development Board (LPSVN) December 3 Persons with Disabilities Summit TBD Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Year-long Year-long ASEAN Road Show Brunei Darussalam Information Department, Brunei Darussalam Prime Minister s Office 14

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