PH Commemorates 56th ASEAN Day by Donating Funds for More Peacebuilding Efforts in ASEAN
Permanent Representative of the Philippines Hjayceelyn M. Quintana (left), ASEAN-IPR Executive Director I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja (middle), and Indonesian Representative to the ASEAN-IPR Advisory Board, H.E. Artauli Tobing (right) on 11 August 2023. (Jakarta PM photo)
JAKARTA 18 August 2023 — In commemoration of the 56th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Philippine Mission to ASEAN renewed the country's commitment to peace-building efforts of ASEAN by donating a voluntary contribution of $10,000 to the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-AIPR). ASEAN-IPR is an "ASEAN institution dedicated to research activities and supporting the ASEAN bodies on the issues of peace, reconciliation, conflict management and conflict resolution."
Philippine Permanent Representative to ASEAN and Representative to ASEAN-AIPR Governing Council, Ambassador Hjayceelyn M. Quintana, officiated the symbolic turn-over of the contribution to ASEAN-IPR Executive Director I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja at simple ceremonies held on 11 August 2023 at the Philippine Mission Office in Jakarta. The ceremony was witnessed virtually by the Philippine Representative to the Advisory Board (AB) and Executive Director Andres S. Aguinaldo, Jr., and attended by Indonesian Representative to the AB Artauli Tobing, and members of the Institute's Secretariat.
Through this contribution, Ambassador Quintana said that "the Philippines hopes to highlight its commitment to the work of ASEAN-IPR, particularly in projects and activities that will further enhance women’s engagement for sustainable peace." The Philippines is the main proponent of the ASEAN Women for Peace Registry (AWPR), which pools together women experts in peace processes in the Southeast Asian region.
In thanking the Philippines, ASEAN-IPR Executive Director Puja commended the consistent support being shown by the Philippines to the work of ASEAN-IPR and recalled that the same amount was also donated by the Philippines last March 2022. END
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