Monday, December 07, 2020 22:53
At the launch of the “Empowering women for sustainable peace: preventing violence and promoting social cohesion in ASEAN” (Photo: asean.org)
Jakarta (VNA) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN), Canada and UN Women recently launched a
five-year programme to expand
and strengthen women’s leadership and participation in conflict prevention, resolution
and recovery in Southeast Asia.
The 8.5 million CAD (6.36
million USD) programme, “Empowering women for sustainable peace: preventing
violence and promoting social cohesion in ASEAN”, is funded by Global Affairs
Canada to support ASEAN and the implementation of the
ASEAN-Canada Plan of
Action 2021-2025, with the support of UN Women as a lead UN partner.