ACWC-Updates Background TFAB Meeting

7/30/2019 ACWC-Updates Background TFAB Meeting

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ASEAN and Women:

An Update


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ASEAN Mechanism for Women

ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW)

ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on

Human Rights (AICHR)

ASEAN Commission for the Promotion and

Protection of the Rights of Women and

Children (ACWC)

Civil Society Process


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What is ACWC?

Inter-governmental body, consultation and consensusin making decision

Policy making as well as implementing body

Independent body from AICHR but coordinated innature

Recognize victims, women and children and civilsociety as part of its stakeholders

Advocating on behalf of women and children is part

of its mandates Chair will be elected, subsequent chair will rotate

according the chairpersonship of the ASEAN


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ACWC

Stands for ASEAN Commission for thePromotion and Protection of the Rights of

Women and Children

Launched in 7 April (without the presence ofthe Philippines and Myanmar)during the

16th ASEAN Summit 2010

Its TOR was finalized on 23 October 2009,Adopted during the 15th ASEAN Summit 2009

Selection process only happened in Thailand

and Indonesia


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ACWC

Interim Meeting on 7 April 2010, PM

Result: First meeting on 5-6 August 2010

Jakarta

4 August is planned to be NGO Forum

Agenda: Work Plan, Priority Issues,

Alignment issue, ROP Possible revision of the TOR ACWC

Possible joint meeting with AICHR


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Members of ACWC

Brunei Darussalam1. Ms. Ms. Intan MD. KASSIM, WomenGraduates Association

2. Ms. Datin Adina Othman, former staffof Brunei Department of CommunityServices and Development

Cambodia1. Ms Long Sophally, Deputy Department

of International Affairs Ministry ofWomen Affairs

2. Ms Khiev Bory, Secretary General ofthe National Council for Children

Indonesia

1. Ms. Rita Serena Kolibonso, MitraPerempuan (NGO)

2. Mr. Ahmad Taufan Damanik, KKSP(NGO)

Laos1. Ms. Siamphone Sirattanakoul(Head of Division, Lao WomensUnion)

2. Mr. Leepao Yang (DeputyPermanent Secretary, Ministry ofLabour and Social Welfare)

Malaysia

1. Dato' Dr Noorul Ainur Mohd Nur -Deputy Sec-Gen (Policy) of theWomen's Ministry

2. Prof Datuk Dr Chiam Heng Keng,Commissioner at SUHAKAM


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Members of ACWC

Myanmar

1. Dr. Kin Mar Thun, Secretary General

Myanmar Womens Affairs Federation

2. U Myint Thein, Director, Department ofSocial Welfare Joint Secretary, NationalCommittee on the Rights of the Child

Philippines

Singapore

1. Dr. Aline Wong, former Senior Minister

of State2. Mr. Koh Choon Hui, chairman of

Singapore Children's Society andmanaging director of pharmaceutical giantRoche Singapore

Thailand

1. Ms. Kanda Vajaraphai, formerchairperson of ACWC WG and DeputyPermanent Secretary of the Ministry ofSocial Development and Human Security

2. Ms. Saisuree Chutikul, CEDAWCommittee Members and the advisor of

the ACWC WG

Vietnam

1. Ms. Cao Thi Thanh Thuy, Deputy Director,Department of International Cooperation,MOLISA

2. Mr. Dang Hoa Nam, Deputy Director,

Department of Child Care and Protection,MOLISA


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Important articles Art. 5-2 - To develop policies, programs and innovative

strategies to promote and protect the rights of women andchildren

Art 5.5 - To build capacities of relevant stakeholders at alllevels, e.g. administrative, legislative, judicial, civil society,community leaders, women and children machineries, through

the provision of technical assistance, training and workshops,

Art 5.9 - To promote studies and research related to thesituation and well-being of women and children with the viewto fostering effective implementation of the rights of women

and children in the region.

Art 5.14. To support the participation of ASEAN women andchildren in dialogue and consultation processes in ASEAN


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Civil Society Engagement

Art. 2.3 Purpose: To promote the well being, development, empowerment andparticipation of women and children in the ASEAN Community building process

Art. 3.9: Principles: To adopt a collaborative and consultative approach withASEAN Member States, academia and civil society

Art. 5.5: Mandate and Function: To build capacities of relevant stakeholders at alllevels, e.g administrative, legislative. Judicial, civil society, community leaders,women and children machineries,

Art. 5.14: Mandate and Function: To support the participation of ASEAN womenand children in dialogue and consultation processes in ASEAN related to thepromotion and protection of their rights

Art. 7.8: Coordination and Alignment: The ACWC shall engage in dialogue andconsultation, as may be appropriate, with other national, regional and internationalinstitutions and entities


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Issues

Line of Reporting

ACWC reports to ASEAN Ministerial Meeting for Social

Welfare Development (AMMSWD) with copy furnish to

Senior Official Meeting for Social Welfare andDevelopment (SOMSWD). AMMSWD meets every 3

years. Means: every important decision of ACWC should

wait for 3 years to get it go??

Budgetnot clear yet how much each member stateshould contribute

Secretariat?


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Civil Society Process

In other ppt


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Opportunities

Shall we maximize the role of Indonesia asASEAN Chair in 2011? If yes, perhaps:

Establishing some best practices, mechanism,

procedures that support the consultation of womenand the inclusion of issue

Establishing the stakeholdership with ACW,ACWC, AICHR, ASEC and ASG

Establishing a public face of the issue wheneverASEAN and human rights is discussed

Participate in the process of drafting the ASEANDeclaration on Human Rights


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Proposed Advocacy tactics

Defining issues: ASEAN processes, CS priorities Policy research of Burma on womens contexts

Regional network consolidation

Constituency building: regional, inter-thematic

Policy and other Submissions

International connection

Gathering supports from different group


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ASEAN: a platform to address priority

issues/push for human rights agenda

for women

1. Human rights promotion and protectionwithin the ASEAN vis--vis goal of an

ASEAN Community by 2015

One Vision, One Identity and One Caring and

Sharing Community (3rd para, Preamble, ASEAN

Charter)


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Burmas CSO - Continue working with ACWC members

apart from Myanmar representatives

Submit cases/policy papers to ACWC

Awareness raising among Burmas CSOs Follow up on Myanmars activities on women

and children (protection and promotion)


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Thank you

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