5 August 2023Peace and Security As United Nations-led talks on nuclear disarmament continued in Geneva, New York and Vienna, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Sunday that “the drums of nuclear war are beating once again”.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the people of Nepal, with children and young people being among the most vulnerable. According to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), two-thirds of children lack access to at least one of seven basic needs. Machiko Kitagawa (Japan) served as a UN Volunteer with UNICEF, playing a pivotal role in engaging adolescents and youth in the wake of COVID-19.

JAKARTA, 7 August 2023 – Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia call on fellow lawmakers attending the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) General Assembly in Jakarta to advocate for strong, concrete actions rooted in human rights principles to ensure a proactive and coordinated response to the worsening Myanmar crisis.

The ASEAN Foundation, with support from the U.S. Government through the ASEAN-USAID PROSPECT and ASEAN Secretariat, organised the Regional Training Workshop of 3rd ASEAN Youth Social Journalism (AYSJ) 2023 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from 12 to 15 June 2023.