September Holiday Assignment - Nurul Ain Bte Amir (8)

1. What is ASEAN?

Picture taken from: http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/02196/images/aseanlogo.gif

The Association of Southeast Asian Nation or known as ASEAN was established in 8 August 1967 by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN which is Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia joined later making up today the ten member states of ASEAN.

The motivation for the birth of ASEAN were so that the governing elites could concentrate on nation building, the protection of peace and stability of the region, the common fear of communism, reduced faith in or mistrust of external power and a desire for economic social and cultural development. This will also give them a better chance to negotiate trade deals with more established economics that is beneficial to their region. It also promote cooperation and peace among member countries in various avenue like sports, student exchange, ministerial visits etc...

The aims and purpose of ASEAN are...

1. accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through equality and partnership in order to build a prosperous and peaceful community in Southeast Asia
2. promote regional peace and stability by abiding the rule of law in the relationship among the countries of region and adhering to the principles of the United Nations Charter
3. promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest in the economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and administrative fields
4.  provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research facilities in the educational, professional, technical and administrative field
5. collaborate more effectively for the greater utilisation of their agriculture and industries, the expansion of their trade, including the study of the problems of international commodity trade, the improvement of their transportation and communications facilities and the raising of the living standards of their peoples
6. promote Southeast Asian studies
7. maintain close and beneficial cooperation with existing international and regional organisations with similar aims and purposes, and explore all avenues for even closer cooperation among themselves

In the relation with one another, ASEAN Member States also adopted the following fundamental principles;

1. Mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity, and national identity of all nations
2. The right of every State to lead its national existence free from external interference, subversion or coercion
3. Non-interference in the internal affairs of one another
4. Settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful manner
5. Renunciation of the threat or use of force
6. Effective cooperation among themselves

The ASEAN flag is a symbol of Member State's unity and support for the principles and endeavours of ASEAN and is a means to promote greater ASEAN awareness and solidarity. It represents a stable, peaceful, united and dynamic ASEAN. The colour blue, red, white and yellow represents the main colours of the flags of all member states of the country. Blue represents peace and stability, red represents courage and dynamism, yellow represents prosperity while white represents purity. The stalks of padi in the centre of the Emblem represent the dream of ASEAN's Founding Fathers for an ASEAN comprising all the countries in Southeast Asia, bound together in friendship and solidarity. The circle represents unity.

Taken from: http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070408043242AAXgYzD
                   http://www.asean.org/asean/about-asean/history
                   http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_purpose_of_ASEAN
            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations#cite_note-13


2. What is United Nations?

The United Nations established on 24 October 1945. The day is celebrated each year as United Nations Day around the world. The purpose of United Nations is to bring nations all around the world together to work for peace and development , based on the principles of justice, human dignity and the well-being of people. Affords the opportunity for countries to balance global independence and national interest when addressing international problems. It is also formed to bring maintenance of international peace and security. It was formed immediately after World War II in 1945 hence replacing the flawed League of Nations. Currently, it has 192 member states.

The original member of the United Nations is Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Savador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Praguay, Phillipines, Peru, Poland, Russian Federations, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Ukraine,  Britain, America, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The United Nations Emblem - the olive branches represents peace. The world map depicts  the area of concern to the United Nations in achieving its main purpose, peace and security.

The aims of the United Nations is

1. To keep peace throughout the whole world
2. Develop friendly relations between nations
3. Work together to help people live better lives, to eliminate poverty, disease and illiteracy in the world, to stop environmental destruction and to encourage respect for each other's rights and freedoms.
4. To be a centre for helping nations achieve these aims.

The principles of United Nations is

1. All member states have sovereign equality
2. All member states must obey the Charter
3. Countries must try to settle their differences in a peaceful manner
4. Countries must avoid to use force or threatening to use force
5. The UN must not interfere in the domestic affair of the country
6. Countries should try to assist the United Nations

Issues : Woman, Girls and Populations

The United Nations addressing the needs and rights of the women and girls across the globe for better living conditions for them and achieving social justice. The UN believe that equipping women and girls with educational and economical opportunities is the best investment for the families, community and the world.

 

Taken from: http://www.unfoundation.org/assets/images/body-images/adolescent-girls.png

Close to 600 million girls growing up in developed countries and investing in an educated, healthy, skilled, and empowered girls today means she have tools to reinvest back to their families. The well-being of adolescent girls is the key to eliminating poverty, achieving social justice, stabilizing the population, and preventing foreseeable humanitarian crises. 

Taken from: http://www.unfoundation.org/what-we-do/issues/women-and-population/investing-adolescent-girls.html
                     http://www.unfoundation.org/what-we-do/issues/women-and-population/
                     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Nations
                     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations
                     http://www.ask.com/question/why-was-the-united-nations-formed
                     http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/unintro/unintro.asp

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