280 likes | 658 Views
ASEAN. A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step. ASEAN Community. A SEAN E conomic C ommunity. A SEAN S ocio- C ultural C ommunity. A SEAN P olitical- S ecurity C ommunity. ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY. ASEAN CONNECTIVITY. People-to-People Connectivity.
E N D
ASEAN A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step
ASEANCommunity ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community ASEAN Political-Security Community
ASEAN CONNECTIVITY People-to-People Connectivity Institution Connectivity Physical Connectivity
MUTUAL RECOGNITION ARRANGEMENTS: MRAs A proposed arrangement among ASEAN member countries designed to facilitate the freer movement and employment of qualified and certified personnel between ASEAN member countries. MRAs facilitate trade because they smooth the path in negotiation between nations. Each nation has is own standards, procedures and regulations 7 PROFESSIONS Medical Practitioners, Dental Practitioners, Nursing Services, Architectural Services, Surveying Qualifications, Accountancy Services and Engineering Services.
Why ASEAN? 4.46million km2 3%of the total land area of Earth
Why ASEAN? 601million people 8.8%of the world population.
Why ASEAN? USD $2.2 trillion its combined nominal GDP in 2011
Why ASEAN? If ASEAN were a single country, it would rank as the 9thlargest economy in the world and the 3rd largest in Asia in terms of nominal GDP
Statistics 350+AYF Participants from 12 countries 4000+ AYM Facebook fans 1440 days of working together 5 venues in 4 countries
The Metamorphosis • Mekong Youth Camp 2008: The Beginning • ASEAN Youth Camp 2009 (Bangkok): Making Space for ASEAN Youth • ASEAN Youth Forum 2009 (Petchburi): Learning About Each Other • ASEAN Youth Forum 2010 (Hanoi): Youth and the Challenges they face • ASEAN Youth Forum 2011 (Jakarta): Youth and Civil Society • ASEAN Youth Forum 2012 (Phnom Penh): Taking Action and Moving Forward
Mekong Youth Camp for Social DevelopmentChiang Mai, October 2008
AYF 2012OBJECTIVES • To identify the challenges faced by ASEAN youth and further politicized the priority issues into the sub regional advocacy arena such as during APF/ACSC as well as within the ASEAN Summit • To create well functioning youth rights centered mechanism that enable us to follow up the previous addressed challenges and recommendations given to ASEAN Governments, ASEAN secretariat and Civil Society actors. • To adhere feasible advocacy platform mapping and strategy to advance the realization of youth rights in ASEAN.
AYF 2012 OBJECTIVES • To make meaningful youth participation in ASEAN and engage in decision making mechanisms toward building a people-centered ASEAN. • To strengthen the existing networking among ASEAN youth especially marginalized youth groups through networking and advocacy. • To build common platform among youth including women, labor, minorities and marginalized groups in ASEAN region.