ASEAN forum discusses developing social welfare
The seventh ASEAN and Non-governmental Organisations Forum
on Social Welfare and Development got underway in Hanoi on September
12.
The seventh ASEAN and Non-governmental Organisations Forum on Social Welfare and Development got underway in Hanoi on September 12.
The event saw representatives from ASEAN member countries, NGOs, the ASEAN Secretariat, the International Social Welfare Council and United Nations agencies attending.
The forum, on the fringes of the eighth ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting on Social Welfare and Development ( SOMSWD 8), discussed operations in the field and put forward proposals as to how governments and NGOs can draw up implement and evaluate adequate social welfare policies and programmes.
The outcomes of the forum will be reviewed at SOMSWD 8, which will begin a few days later.
The forum shared the same theme as SOMSWD 8, ‘promoting social welfare and security for disadvantaged people,’ to boost efforts by ASEAN and the global community to develop and expand social welfare.
The participants also discussed social security programmes and initiatives to improve social welfare currently being carried out by member countries as well as public access to social services in each country. The ultimate goal is to build a united ASEAN community, which regards people as key to development.-VNA
The event saw representatives from ASEAN member countries, NGOs, the ASEAN Secretariat, the International Social Welfare Council and United Nations agencies attending.
The forum, on the fringes of the eighth ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting on Social Welfare and Development ( SOMSWD 8), discussed operations in the field and put forward proposals as to how governments and NGOs can draw up implement and evaluate adequate social welfare policies and programmes.
The outcomes of the forum will be reviewed at SOMSWD 8, which will begin a few days later.
The forum shared the same theme as SOMSWD 8, ‘promoting social welfare and security for disadvantaged people,’ to boost efforts by ASEAN and the global community to develop and expand social welfare.
The participants also discussed social security programmes and initiatives to improve social welfare currently being carried out by member countries as well as public access to social services in each country. The ultimate goal is to build a united ASEAN community, which regards people as key to development.-VNA
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