Thursday, 25 Jun 2020 10:44 AM MYT
The scenario is not encouraging particularly for women who remain invisible in government-led Covid-19 response throughout the region. For instance, the Asean Economic Community Blueprint—which envisions a “highly integrated and cohesive” economic community by 2025 — follows a mainstream economic framework where a nation’s progress is measured by its economic growth.
Vietnam as Chair in 2020 envisions a “cohesive and responsive” Asean community, and this is an appropriate call for the Asean in its collective response to the pandemic. Now more than ever, the need for a feminist economic justice agenda for the Asean that addresses economic development holistically and structurally is critical. To truly realise Asean’s ambition of being cohesive and responsive, we urge the Asean Heads of States to take into consideration the following recommendations during their 36th Virtual Asean Summit:
Recognise that sexual violence and any forms of violence resulting from the implementation of “ Asean Community Vision 2025” must be prevented and addressed.
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