About Us
A History of ASEAN-IPR in Brief
Welcoming Message From THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ASEAN-IPR TO THE NEW WEBSITE
Welcome to the new look of the ASEAN-IPR Website!
For more than a decade since its establishment, ASEAN-IPR has continued to be ASEAN's think tank on peace, conflict management, conflict resolution and reconciliation – carrying out research, capacity building, pooling expertise, networking, and disseminating information on the same.
The ASEAN-IPR Website reflects our efforts to achieve our mission and serves as a vital part of fulfilling and supporting our functions. We envision it as a place for all stakeholders to contribute in building and fostering sustainable peace in the region, as our shared contribution to ASEAN’s community-building process.
We are committed to improve our website's user experience and put the general public as a priority stakeholder. Thus, we hope to continue elevating the quality of this website, both through the user interface and the information provided therein.
Words of gratitude are due to the Members of the Governing Council (GC), Advisory Board (AB), and the ASEAN Women for Peace Registry (AWPR) for their unwavering support. I also express my profound appreciation to the Secretariat Team for their dedication and hard work in bringing this website to life and maintaining its dynamism and engagement.
We would like to convey our gratitude to the Government of Australia through the ASEAN-Political Security Partnership (APSP) for their generous support on this website’s revamping and maintenance from 2022. We also continue to be appreciative to the Government of Norway for their support in the inception of the ASEAN-IPR Website.
We invite you to share your insights and suggestions with us, as your contributions are valuable to our work and the achievement of our mission. Check out the new activities page to discover ASEAN-IPR’s work – be it research projects, training & capacity building activities, or discussion series and conferences to participate in or simply be inspired form. Use our Online Discussion Forum as the website's interactive features to express your thoughts, ideas, and perspectives, helping us strengthen our efforts to mainstream peace in the region and beyond. With your involvement, we hope to move forward more strongly in our work.
Finally, we will continue to develop new features, introduce new contents, and update our activities regularly. We also invite you to stay connected with our social media platforms to experience ASEAN-IPR's work in its entirety.
Enjoy!
I GUSTI AGUNG WESAKA PUJA
Executive Director of ASEAN-IPR
Our Vision & Mission
ASEAN-IPR is ASEAN’s knowledge hub and centre of excellence.
ASEAN-IPR is ASEAN’s knowledge hub and centre of excellence in building capacity on conflict resolution and reconciliation and further strengthening peace-oriented values towards harmony, peace, security and stability in our region and beyond.
To serve as the ASEAN institution for research and capacity building activities on peace, conflict management and conflict resolution in the region as requested by ASEAN Member States. ASEAN-IPR shall support the strengthening of cooperation among research institutions, academic institutes, pooling of expertise, and disseminating information, as well as promoting knowledge and skills for sustainable regional peace and reconciliation.
A History of ASEAN-IPR in Brief
The ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR) was established as an action line under Provision B.2.2 of the APSC Blueprint (2010-2015), which aims to strengthen research activities on peace, conflict management and conflict resolution.
At the 18th ASEAN Summit on 8 May 2011, the ASEAN Leaders adopted a Joint Statement on the Establishment of an ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation. The Terms of Reference (TOR) of the ASEAN-IPR was adopted by the 45th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) in July 2012 and launched on 18 November 2012 by the ASEAN Leaders on the sides of the 21st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The Institute is an ASEAN institution dedicated for research activities and supporting the ASEAN bodies on the issues of peace, reconciliation, conflict management and conflict resolution. The Institutes structure consists of the Governing Council, as the highest decision-making body of the Institute; the Advisory Board, which advises research priorities of the Institute; and, the Executive Director, which represents the Institute in all administrative and operational matters, as well as head of the Institutes Secretariat.
The TOR of the ASEAN-IPR also indicates that the Institute would operate in accordance with the ASEAN Charter, and guided by the principles of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), which includes:
- Respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity and national identity of all ASEAN Member States;
- Shared commitment and collective responsibility in enhancing regional peace, security and prosperity; and,
- Non-interference in the internal affairs of ASEAN Member States.
On 1 February 2018, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the ASEAN-IPR on Hosting and Granting Privileges and Immunities to the ASEAN-IPR (Host Country Agreement or HCA) was signed, witnessed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia and the Chair of the Governing Council ? recognising the Institutes juridical and legal capacity under the law of the Republic of Indonesia.
About ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established in 8 August 1967 with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Membership of the Association has been expanded with Brunei Darussalam (1984), Viet Nam (1995), Lao PDR and Myanmar (1997) and Cambodia (1999).
Amongst the aims of purposes of ASEAN, as set out in the ASEAN Declaration, are: (1) to accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region; (2) to promote regional peace and stability; and, (3) to promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest in the economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and administrative fields.
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The ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR) logo is designed to represent the Institute’s mandate as well as its vision.
The dominant blue colour represents a peaceful and stable ASEAN. The dove and olive branch are symbols of peace, and the ten leaves in the olive branch represents ten (10) ASEAN Member States.
The wings of the dove is also shaped as a hand, that safely holds the ASEAN Emblem – as a gentle guard of ASEAN’s peace and stability.
The logo also displays the Institute's motto: "Forging and Fostering Peace". The movement of the colour grade on the motto, from a lighter blue to a more solid blue, represents the purpose and aspiration of the Institute's work: to solidify and nurture peace in the region.