THE ASEAN Secretariat is calling for nominations for the ASEAN Prize 2023, a prestigious regional award, which aims to acknowledge the inspiring and outstanding achievements of an individual or organization in fostering the ASEAN identity, promoting the ASEAN spirit and championing the ASEAN way.

Nominees should have exceptional merit in contributing to the following designated focus areas: -

- Collaboration between ASEAN Member States;

- Collaboration between ASEAN and the world;

- People-to-people engagement among ASEAN Member States;

- Economic integration and promotion of standards between ASEAN Member States; or

- Excellent contribution to ASEAN Community Building.

A Judging Committee, consisting of eminent high-level members, including incumbent and former ASEAN Secretaries-General, will select a recipient who will be awarded the ASEAN Prize Trophy and a monetary prize of US$20,000.

Submissions for ASEAN Prize 2023 are open from now until 28 April 2023. The nominee must be an ASEAN citizen or an ASEAN-based organization. The nomination form for ASEAN Prize 2023 can be downloaded at the ASEAN Secretariat website https://asean.orgjnomination-farm/. The nominee must submit the duly filled-in form to the ASEAN Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office No 9, Nay Pyi Taw, or dgasean@gmail.com and arnns.mofa@ gmail.com no later than the deadline.

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