ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST well-being and livelihood of ASEAN

ASIAN NATION (ASEAN) people.

BACKGROUND MEMBERS OF ASEAN
- ASEAN or the Association of South ● Indonesia
East Asian Nations is an association that
● Thailand
is created to - promote the growth of
economic state of 10 countries ● Singapore
- According to Amadeo (2020) ASEAN ● Malaysia
was formed on August 8,1967 in
Bangkok, Thailand which was founded ● Philippines
in accordance of agreement of the ● Vietnam
founding members which are Indonesia,
Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and ● Brunei
Thailand ● Cambodia
- On December 15, 2008 ASEAN was ● Myanmar
recognized as legal entity. Hence,
ASEAN also holds an annual summit ● Laos
wherein one of the country members Purpose of the Association for Southeast
will be task to hold the event in their Asian Nations
country
● Its purpose is to form a common
- In 2018, ASEAN is the 6th largest market that will help a country
economy in the world. Their fast growth achieve their desired economic
attracts investor and has invest interest growth.
to businesses.
● The ASEAN is established in order
- EU is the biggest investor while China for us countries create an import and
is the biggest trade partner. export of our production of goods or
III pillars of ASEAN services.

1. ASEAN Political and Security ● To have good connections with other

Community (APSC)- to ensure countries for the benefit of the free
peace; enhance rules and good trade industries and also to propose
governance for ASEAN policies that will be beneficial for
both parties.
2. ASEAN Economic community
(AEC)- with strong domestic market;
Enhance Integration and
competitiveness of ASEAN
3. ASEAN Social and Cultural
community (ASCC)- enhance the
 ● To promote regional peace and
stability through abiding respect for
justice and the rule of law in the
relationship among countries in the
region and adherence to the
principles of the United Nations
Charter.
ACHIEVEMENTS
I. Food
● Food security to ensure long-term
food security and to improve the
livelihoods of farmers in the ASEAN
region.
● Issued a statement of which the
leaders pledge to embrace food
security as a matter of permanent and
high priority policy.
● ASEAN has established the
“ASEAN General Guidelines on the
Preparation and Handling of Halal
Food” to expand the trade in meat
products.
● ASEAN has developed a website that
provide useful information on food
safety · understanding the importance of
(www.aseanfoodsafetynetwork.net)
II. Agriculture
● The ASEAN Good Agricultural
Practices (ASEAN-GAP) for fresh Fruit
and Vegetables has been developed and
adopted as a standard for the
production, harvesting and post-harvest
handling of fruits and vegetables in the
region.
● ASEAN embarked on establishing
standards for vaccines used in the
livestock industry in the region to
ensure that only vaccines which meet
international standards for safety,
efficacy, and quality are being used to
protect animal health in the region.
● Implementation of Hazard Analysis
Critical Control Points (HACCP).
● Establishing ASEAN Cooperative
Business Forum on 2006.
● Agricultural trainings to educate the
farmers through different seminars and
forums.
● A number of activities have been
initiated including the establishment of
the ASEAN Agricultural Research and
Development Information System
(ASEAN ARDIS) development of the
ASEAN Directory of Agricultural
Research and Development Centres in
ASEAN, and the Guidelines for the Use
of the Digital Information System in
2005.
● ASEAN adopted the Guidelines on
the Risk Assessment of Agriculture-
related Genetically Modified Organisms
(GMOs) to serve as guidelines in
biotechnology in agriculture.
● ASEAN extended the
implementation of the Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) on ASEAN
Cooperation in Agriculture and Forest
Products Promotion Scheme for another
five years, viz. 2004 to 2009 to promote
trade in agriculture and products.
III. Forestry
 ● Forest is a very important natural
resource for the ASEAN region in terms
of economic, environmental and socio-
cultural benefits.
● Emerging and cross cutting issues
that needs to be achieved include impact
mitigation and adaptation of climate
change to food, agriculture and forestry.
IV. Economic Achievements
● ASEAN’s economic integration went two
stages: (1) covers the 25 years of ASEAN
existence and (2) during the Singapore
summit of 1992 in which ASEAN
launched the CEPT for AFTA promoting
the whole ASEAN region as a
competitive international production base
for local and foreign investors.
CURRENT PROJECTS
● ASEAN Leaders’ Programme – On-
going (2020-2021) (ASEAN
Foundation, n.d.)
○ An annual leadership development
programme that brings together senior
leaders from the ASEAN region and
beyond, from the private and public
sectors as well as civil society, onto a
common platform; to meet and address
challenges and opportunities relevant to
the ASEAN.
○ Started since 2016, now on its 5th run.
This 2020 theme: “What makes a city
smart and inclusive?”
○ Develop diversity, cultural intelligence-
ability to cross boundaries and thrive in
multiple cultures.
● ASEAN Farmers’ Organization Support
Programme – On going (October 15,
2015-2025) (ASEAN Foundation, n.d.)
○ Has been implemented from 2016-
2019. Year 2019-2025 is to achieve
vision of “ASEAN Cooperation in
Food, Agriculture, and Forestry
towards 2025”.
○ To support the agriculture sector as a
part of its mandate to address socio-
economic disparities and alleviate
poverty, as well as to develop human
resources and capacity building.
○ The agriculture sector is the economy
backbone and the main contributor for
countries’ foreign exchange such as
Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, the
Philippines, Myanmar, and Malaysia.
● ASEAN-German Project on Standards
in the South East Asian Food Trade
(SAFT): Support to the CLM Countries
[status: Implemented]
○ Creating an enabling
environment for the further
development of standards in the food
sector, works closely with other
regional projects, such as the ASEAN
Sustainable Agrifood Systems
measure, and is part of the regional
programme on establishing an
ASEAN common market.
● Assessment of the Alignment of the
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Viet
Nam (CLMV) National Good Animal
Husbandry Practices (GAHP) with the
ASEAN GAHP. [status: On Going]
○ The goal of this project is to
support the implementation of the
ASEAN GAHP for Layers and
Broilers. As a result of this project, it
is expected that relevant government
officials in Cambodia, Lao PDR,
Myanmar and Vietnam.
● US-ASEAN Connectivity through Trade
and Investment (US-ACTI) : ASEAN
Single Window Development for Cargo
Clearance – Support to the CLM
Countries [Status: On Going]
○ To increase U.S. economic
engagement and cooperation with
ASEAN countries. Asia is an
increasingly inter-connected region
and with the launch of the ASEAN
Economic Community (AEC) in
2015, the U.S. government has
aligned its development assistance
priorities in support of regional
integration
CONNECTION AND IMPACT TO THE
PHILIPPINES
Relationship of ASEAN to the Philippines
(ASEAN Briefing, 2017)
● “to strengthen further the existing bonds
of regional solidarity and cooperation.”
● There’s a relationship and connection
between ASEAN and Philippines as the
country is one of the founding member
countries when ASEAN was established
in Jakarta (ASEAN Briefing, 2017).
● “ASEAN is one of the cornerstones of the
Philippines’ foreign and trade policies”
(ASEAN Briefing, 2017).
● This is demonstrated in the Philippines
policy to develop a more peaceful, stable
and secured South East Asia through
different activities such as trading, policy
making, economic and functional
cooperation activities (ASEAN Briefing,
2017).
● There is a strengthening of the bilateral
and trading ties with fellow member
states that happens in parallel in relation
with the multilateral framework in the
conduct of Philippine-ASEAN relations.
With that, there is a convergence national
interest, specifically in the traditional
security issues, which could be brought
about by perceived common threat in the
regional environment
Relationship of ASEAN to the Philippines
(ASEAN Briefing, 2017)
● Philippines has constantly affirmed
that ASEAN centrality should be
promoted at all times, both in the
group’s internal and external dealings,
and that ASEAN continues to remain as
the driver of regionalism, and act as an
interlocutor between competing regional
powers.
● Various experts say that ASEAN’s
impact is limited by a lack of strategic
vision, diverging national priorities, and
weak leadership. ASEAN’s biggest
challenge is negotiating a unified
approach to China, particularly in
response to its widespread maritime
claims in the South China Sea.
ASEAN caused good impact to the
Philippines. There are some benefits that
Filipinos can get from ASEAN
Integration. These are the following
benefits (Arcebido, 2017):
1. Lower Cost of Living
2. Less hassle in traveling
3. Improved Job Opportunities and
general well-being
4. Education Abroad
5. A better Philippines
“Opportunities and Threats under the
ASEAN Economic Integration” (Watch,
INTERNATIONAL NGO’s
2017)
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE
● The Asean Economic Community
PREVENTION OF ARMED
2015 (AEC 2015), established by the 10
CONFLICTS SUPER (GPPAC)
member-countries of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations, aims to - Formed in 2003, GPPAC is formed
eliminate trade barriers and facilitate around 15 regional networks with each
trade of both goods and services within region has its own priorities,
the region. characteristics and program.
(WIKIPEDIA, 2019)
● 21.7 percent of the Philippines’s total
- is a Global Member Led Network Of
trade is with the Asean, making the
Civil Society Organizations (CSOS) with
region our biggest trading partner. This
its purpose in the field of conflict
means that, if the region will totally
prevention and peace building globally
abolish tariffs, goods traded within the
(WIKIPEDIA, 2019)
region will be cheaper for ASEAN
- To build up and strengthen civil
citizens, consequently improving their
society’s efforts to prevent violent
buying power. Moreover, free trade
conflict and build more peaceful
promotes competition among firms
societies. (GPPAC, N.D.)
operating within the bloc, inducing
- Supports the regional networks to
them to produce better products.
interact and act together, and facilitates
● The Philippines has not been able to regional and global exchanges for the
fully benefit from the integration due to world to come together and learn from
various internal challenges, such as each other's experiences and develop
ownership limitations, lack of joint strategies. (WIKIPEDIA, 2019)
infrastructure development and
- Connects its members with many
differences in trade processing among
important people, including the un,
others.
regional intergovernmental organizations,
● As of 2015 the Philippines still has the media and academia. (WIKIPEDIA,
the biggest customs and import duties 2019)
contribution to total tax revenue (20.2
GPPAC OPERATES IN
percent). The shift in tax collection
COUNTRIES
toward internal revenue will prove to be
strategic for ASEAN countries, because • Eastern and Central Africa
once the lists of items that are still
currently protected by tariffs are • Southern Africa
abolished through the integration, • West Africa
countries will lose their customs
revenues from the bloc. • Latin America and the
Caribbean
• North America
 • South Asia
• The Pacific
• Southeast Asia
• Northeast Asia
• Central Asia
• Middle east & North Africa
• Eastern Europe
• Caucasus
• Western Balkans
• Northern and Western Europe
PURPOSE OF GPPAC
- GPAAC is a global member led
network of civil society organizations who
actively work on conflict prevention and
peacebuilding across the world.
- GPAAC main work focuses around
human security, gender, peace education,
youth empowerment, dialogue and
sustainable development goals
- Human security - a people-
centered approach
- Inclusivity - sustainable
peace achieved with the participation
of all members of society
- Dialogue and meditation -
hear different sides
- Peace education -
comprising civil society, practitioners,
academia, and ministries of education
representatives
- Sustainable development
goals - to strengthen conflict
prevention
- Global advocacy - reduce
the gap between local peacebuilders
and global policymakers
- To continuously improve
peacebuilding practices by learning from
one another.
ACHIEVENTS OF GPPAC
- Greater access and direct
involvement of local civil society in
policy processes such as the Geneva
declaration on armed violence and
development and UN initiatives such as
the UN Peacebuilding Commission
- The development of a preventive
action framework to enable CSOS to
engage from the stage of conflict
assessment to the implementation and
monitoring of conflict prevention
strategies
- Setting up of the Peace portal, an
online platform that is being custom-built
to support the interaction, information-
sharing and joint action of actors and
initiatives in the conflict prevention and
peacebuilding field.
- A global mapping of expertise and
initiatives within the GPPAC network
related to the UN Security Council
resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and
Security
CURRENT PROJECTS OF GPPAC
Human security - in comparison to the
security of nations, it applies to the
security of citizens and societies. Human
security acknowledges that feeling
secure is linked to many aspects, such as
freedom from fear, freedom from desire,
and freedom from indignity.
Peace education - to share knowledge,
expertise and strategies on how best to
engage and collaborate in their education
systems with key stakeholders.
Moreover, they formed a group called
 peace education to support the
integration of the core skills in the
curriculum requirements of some
countries
Inclusivity - bring voices of women and
youth to international forces to be heard.
As they aim to redefine power and
demonstrate that gender inclusive
conflict prevention, which addresses
both masculine and feminine
insecurities, contributes to the
achievement of gender equality and
sustainable peace.
CONNECTION AND IMPACT TO
THE PHILIPPINES
- The GPPAC influences the country
(Philippines) to develop and implement
whole-of-government, multi-
stakeholder data roadmaps for
sustainable development and committed
to achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGS) by 2030.
(Global partnership for sustainable
development data, n.d.)
- In 2000, after the "all-out war" of
then President Joseph Estrada in
Mindanao, IID embarked on a
peacebuilding program in the island by
establishing the Mindanao Peoples
Caucus (MPC). Initiatives for
International Dialogue (IID), is the
regional initiator of the global
partnership for the prevention of armed
conflict (GPPAC) for Southeast Asia.
(Govt. Philippines, 2009)
- the Southern Philippines has known
a long history of armed conflict. Among
those regions is Mindanao, where in
February 2019 the Bangsamoro people
voted to ratify the Bangsamoro organic
law (BOL). This law is a big leap
towards peace in the Southern
Philippines. IId and GPPAC has been
involved in the peace process in
Mindanao for almost twenty years.
(Batac & Bijnen, 2019)
GREENPEACE
- Greenpeace began in 1971 when a
concerned group of individuals
protested against us nuclear testing
off the west coast of Alaska.
- Greenpeace is an independent global
campaigning organization that acts to
change attitudes and behavior, to
protect and conserve the
environment, and to promote peace
- Greenpeace exists because this
fragile earth deserves a voice. It
needs solutions. It needs change. It
needs action.
- We expose environmental criminals,
and challenge government and
corporations when they fail to live up
to their mandate to safeguard our
environment and our future.
GREENPEACE OPERATES IN
COUNTRIES
• Africa
• Andino
• Australia / pacific
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Canada
• Central & Eastern Europe
• Czech republic
• East Asia
• European unit
 • France-Luxembourg 3. Uses non-violent, creative confrontation
• Germany
to expose global environmental problems
and their causes, and to force solutions
• Greece for a green and peaceful future.
• India 4. We look for solutions and promote
openness and awareness about society’s
• Italy environmental dilemma. In creating our
• Japan campaign strategies and policies, we
ensure to reflect our fundamental respect
• Mediterranean for democratic principles and pursue
• Mexico solutions that will promote global social
equity.
• Middle east & North Africa
ACHIEVEMENTS OF
• Netherlands GREENPEACE
• New Zealand Climate and Energy
Fighting Air Pollution in China (2015) -
• Nordic
The Greenpeace in China controls and
• Russia monitors the number one source of air
• Southeast asia pollution which is the coal burning. During
the ‘Airpocalypse’ of December 2015, they
• Spain successfully called for the authorities to
• Switzerland issue a Red Alert in response to the pollution
crisis.
• United Kingdom
• United States of America
Nuclear
PURPOSE OF GREENPEACE
The Greenpeace took action to protest and
1. To secure or guarantee the ability of the stop the insane plan to expand the world’s
earth to nurture life in all its diversity. largest nuclear power plant. During their
a. Protect biodiversity in all its forms visit in Busan which highlighted the safety
b. Prevent pollution and abuse of the threat of nuclear plants thus, thousands of
earth’s ocean, land, air and fresh people came to find out more and add their
water voices in opposition.
c. End all nuclear threats
d. Promote peace, global Forests
disarmament and non-violence
UNESCO World Heritage Panda Habitat
2. Focuses on two essential ideas which are
protected in Sichuan - Greenpeace East
environmentalism and peace. They
Asia exposed illegal logging of natural
concentrate on the most vital threats
forests of the Sichuan Giant Panda
worldwide to earth’s biodiversity and
Sanctuaries wherein the home of the Giant
environment.
Panda, Golden Snub-nosed monkey and the
Red Panda. The Sichuan Forestry Bureau
responded almost immediately by launching
their own investigation, taking illegal
loggers and local officials to account and
pledging to revise regulations to safeguard
natural forests in Sichuan.  millions of Filipinos as the country
Oceans
Exposing over 30 years of IUU fishing in
West Africa (2015) -  Greenpeace East Asia
and Greenpeace Africa released a report
exposing over 30 years of illegal fishing by
Chinese companies in West Africa. Going
forward, Greenpeace East Asia  is
continuing to call for control and
supervision of fishing vessels in West Africa
and promote sustainable fishing in the
region.
CURRENT PROJECTS
FIGHTING GLOBAL WARMING
Our world is warmer than ever before, and
people and wildlife are already suffering the
consequences. It’s time to stop the
destruction. It’s time for an energy
revolution
ACT FOR THE AMAZON
Farmers and land grabbers are burning the
forest to the ground to expand cattle farming
and industrial agriculture production. This
needs to stop. We need to protect the largest
tropical forest in the world
CONNECTION AND IMPACT TO THE
PHILIPPINES
 Safeguarding of the Filipino's
constitutional rights to a balanced and
healthful ecology.
 Worked to combat illegal fishing and
campaign for clean seas, support and
amplify the Filipinos' call for climate
justice and call for the elimination of
toxic chemicals in our environment.
 Create positive change in the lives of
strives to grow and develop towards a
sustainable future.
 Protecting oceans and ancient forests
 Phasing out fossil fuels and promoting
renewable energy in order to stop climate
change
 Eliminating toxic chemicals, preventing
genetically modified organisms to be
released into nature
CLEAN AIR ACT (1999)
- Greenpeace successfully led the
campaign for the passage of Republic Act
No. 8749, otherwise known as “the
Philippine Act of 1999” which a
comprehensive air quality management
policy and program which aims to
achieve and maintain healthy air for
every Filipinos and includes an under
presented national ban against waste
incineration.
ECOLOGICAL WASTE
MANAGEMENT ACT (2000)
- Greenpeace successfully pushed for
the approval of the Philippine
Ecological Waste Management Act
(Republic Act No. 9003) which
mandates legar framework for the
country’s systematic, comprehensive
and ecological solid waste
management that will surely protects
 the environment and the people’s
health hence, solve the country’s
waste crisis
UNITED NATIONS
BRIEF BACKGROUND
• The United Nations is an
international organization founded in
1945 after the Second World War by
51 countries committed to
maintaining international peace and
security, developing friendly
relations among nations and
promoting social progress, better
living standards and human rights.
• The name "United Nations", coined
by United States President Franklin
D. Roosevelt was first used in the
Declaration by United Nations on
January 1,1942, during Second
World War.
• The Charter was signed on June 26,
1945 by the representatives of the 50
countries.
• Poland, which was not
represented at the Conference,
signed it later and became one of
the original 51 Member States.
• The United Nations officially came
into existence on 24 October 1945,
when the Charter had been ratified
by China, France, the Soviet Union,
the United Kingdom, the United
States and by most other signatories.  internationally agreed goals.
• United Nations Day is celebrated on
24 October each year.
• It is currently made up of 193
Member States, representing almost
all the world's sovereign states.
• It is a successor to the League of
Nations, a body devoted to
international cooperation that was
formed in 1920 after World War I,
but found itself unable to prevent the
outbreak of war in Europe and Asia
in the 1930s. The U.S. never joined
the League of Nations.
ORGANS OF THE UNITED
NATIONS
1. General Assembly
- The UNGA is responsible for the UN
budget, appointing the non-
permanent members to the Security
Council, appointing the Secretary-
General of the United Nations,
receiving reports from other parts of
the UN system, and making
recommendations
through resolutions.
2. Security Council
- It has the main responsibility to
maintain international peace and
security. It has 15 members, 5 are
permanent and 10 are non-
permanent.
3. Economic and Social Council
- This is at the heart of the United
Nations system to advance the three
dimensions of sustainable
development, economic, social and
environmental. It is the central
platform for fostering debate and
innovative thinking, forging
consensus on ways forward, and
coordinating efforts to achieve
4. Secretariat
- The Secretariat comprises the
Secretary General and international
staff that monitors the day to day
work of the United Nations. They
carry out the administrative work of
the United Nations, which are
monitored by the General Assembly
and the Security Council.
5. International Court of Justice
 - The International Court of Justice,
known as the World Court, is the
principal judicial organ of the United
Nations.
6. Trusteeship Council
- It is designed to supervise the
government of trust territories and to
lead them to self-government or
independence. The council originally
consisted of states administering
trust territories, permanent members
of the Security Council that did not
administer trust territories, and other
members elected by the General
Assembly
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
 Those who received a standing invitation
to participate as observers in the sessions
and the work of the General Assembly
and maintaining permanent observer
missions at Headquarters.
NON-MEMBER STATES
1. Holy See
2. State of Palestine
OTHER ENTITIES
1. International Committee of the Red
Cross
2. International Federation of Red
Cross
3. International Olympic Committee
4. Inter-Parliamentary Union
5. Sovereign Military Order of Malta
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS
1. African Union
2. Asian-African Legal Consultative
Organization
3. Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
4. Central American Integration System
5. Commonwealth Secretariat
6. Cooperation Council for the Arab States
of the Gulf
7. Economic Community of Western
African States
8. European Union
9. International Criminal Court
10. International Criminal Police
Organization (INTERPOL)
11. International Development Law
Organization
12. International Institute for Democracy
and Electoral Assistance
13. International Organization of la
Francophonie
14. International Renewable Energy Agency
15. International Seabed Authority
16. International Tribunal for the Law of the
Sea
17. International Union for the Conservation
of Nature and Natural Resources
18. League of Arab States
19. Organization of Islamic Cooperation
20. Partners in Population and Development
21. University in Peace
The UN has 4 main purposes:
• To keep peace throughout the world;
• To develop friendly relations among
nations;
• To help nations work together to
improve the lives of poor people, to
conquer hunger, disease and
illiteracy, and to encourage respect
for each other’s rights and freedoms;
• To be a center for harmonizing the
actions of nations to achieve these
goals
 United Nations also does the
following:
• Maintain international peace
and security
• Protect human rights
• Deliver humanitarian aid
• Promote sustainable
development
• Uphold international law
ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Saving the pyramids
2. Eradicating Smallpox
3. Protecting the Ozone
4. Helping save the Lives of 90 Million
Children Maintaining Peace and
Security
5. Promoting Democracy
6. Preventing Nuclear Proliferation
7. Ending Apartheid in South Africa
CURRENT PROJECTS
1. 1617B - Building institutional
capacity for evidence- and data-
based e-government policies in
support of the Sustainable
Development Goals
2. 1819G - Institutional arrangements
for policy integration, coordination,
and stakeholder engagement in SDG
implementation and reviews in Asia
and the Pacific
3. 1819C - Enhancing policy coherence
for the SDGs through integrated
assessments and institutional
strengthening in Africa
4. United Nations Project Office on
Governance (UNPOG)
CONNECTION TO THE
PHILIPPINES
• The Philippines was also among the
51 original member states, and one
of only four Asian nations, that
signed this charter, which marked the
beginning of the UN operations.
• The relationship of the UN and the
Philippines is not one-sided as the
country also receives grants for
projects related to climate change
mitigation and disaster risk
reduction.
• The U.N. provides the Philippines
with assistance in the event of
calamities, and help the country raise
funds for various causes.
• The UN Human Rights Office was
ready to support the Philippines in a
constructive manner in implementing
recommendations regarding the war
on drugs or such issues which may
pertain to human rights concretely to
prevent the widespread human rights
violations to take place. (United
Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, 2020)
• the Philippine UN Country Team to
pursue common objectives in
promoting and protecting indigenous
peoples’ rights, within the UN
Development Framework (UNDAF).