Phnom Penh (FN), Aug. 23 – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet delivered a keynote address at the 3rd ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit under the theme “Strengthening the Care Economy and Resilience towards ASEAN Community Post-2025” on Friday (Aug. 23) via videoconference.

The 3rd ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit is opened in the Lao capital on Friday (Aug. 23). The Summit will highlight the important role, potential and strength of women leaders and all women in ASEAN in building the future of the ASEAN region in the wake of the COVID19 pandemic. It will also reaffirm ASEAN’s commitment to supporting women and girls in the paid and unpaid caregiving economy as a key regional agenda.

The summit will acknowledge specific challenges and opportunities to support women and girls in an empowering context, and adopt a final statement that sets out specific recommendations for addressing the challenges that women and girls face in the context of the paid and unpaid caregiving economy and building empowerment.
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