The Fifth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Women (AMMW) was held on 29 November
2024 in hybrid format. The Meeting was chaired by Myanmar under the theme
“Towards an Inclusive Society through Gender Mainstreaming and Women’s
Empowerment”;

Reaffirming our commitment to advancing gender equality, promoting women’s
empowerment and creating a more inclusive community in the ASEAN region as
guided by the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural
Community Blueprint 2025, the Ha Noi Declaration on the Enhancement of Welfare
and Development of ASEAN Women and Children (2010); the Declaration on the
Elimination of Violence Against Women and Elimination of Violence Against Children
in the ASEAN (2013); the ASEAN Declaration on Strengthening Social Protection
(2013); the Declaration on the Gender-Responsive Implementation of the ASEAN
Community Vision 2025 and Sustainable Development Goals (2017); the Joint
Statement on Promoting Women, Peace and Security in ASEAN (2017); the ASEAN
Comprehensive Recovery Framework (2020); the ASEAN Declaration on Building a
More Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Future: Unlocking Women’s
Entrepreneurship (2022); the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and
Security (2022); and the ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Strategic Framework (2021-
2025) ; and the ASEAN Declaration on Gender Equality and Family Development
(2023) which recognise the important role of women in fostering sustainable and
inclusive development and building a people-oriented, people-centered ASEAN
Community;

Download the full statement here.