ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations [to 20 February 2016]

ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations [to 20 February 2016]
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[We generally limit coverage to regional and global level initiatives, recognizing that a number of country-level announcements are added each week]

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February 17th, 2016|ASEAN Secretariat News, Statement & Communiques
Joint Statement of the ASEAN-U.S. Special Leaders’ Summit: Sunnylands Declaration
We the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States of America gathered in Sunnylands, California, on February 15-16, 2016, for a Special Leaders Summit. This Special ASEAN – U.S. Leaders Summit was the first ever to be held in the United States and […]
Download the full statement here.

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February 15th, 2016|ASEAN Secretariat News, Press Release
ASEAN to Promote Biodiversity Conservation for Sustainable Development
BANGKOK, 15 February 2016 – More than 500 biodiversity stakeholders gathered today in Bangkok for the ASEAN Conference on Biodiversity 2016 (ACB2016). The Conference, with the theme “Biodiversity for Sustainable Development,” is held for the second time after the first Conference in 2009 in Singapore.