Third Press Release of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)

Vientiane, Lao PDR, 18 February 2012

The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) concluded its Fourth Meeting which was convened from 16-18 February 2012 in Vientiane, Lao PDR.

At this Meeting, the ACWC’s work plan for 2012-2016 was concretized to ensure that the Commission’s journey in the next five years would bring impacts to women and children in the region. Among the activities/projects identified are publication of the compilation of good practices in combating violence against women and children in ASEAN and establishment of an ACWC network of social service agencies involved in preventing, protecting and helping victims of violence against women and children in ASEAN.

Projects and activities that were identified at the ACWC’s Consultation Meeting with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Violence against Children (SRSG-VAC) and prominent international experts on elimination of violence against women on 16-17 January 2012, and the ACWC’s Dialogue with civil society on 18 January 2012 in Manila, the Philippines, were taken into consideration in developing ACWC’s 2012-2016 work plan.

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