The 42nd Meeting of the Governing Council of ASEAN-IPR discusses future work plans and priorities and welcomes the newly appointed ASEAN-IPR Executive Director

The 42^nd Meeting of the Governing Council of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR) deliberated on the Institute's future work plans and priorities to strengthen peace resilience and conflict prevention across the region, in alignment with ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Future. The Meeting expressed appreciation to the outgoing Executive Director, H.E. I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, for his service and contributions to the work of ASEAN-IPR, and welcomed H.E. Robert Matheus Michael Tene as the newly appointed ASEAN-IPR Executive Director for the 2027-2029 term.

Chaired by H.E. Ambassador Evangeline Ong Jimenez-Ducrocq, Chair of the Governing Council and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN, the Meeting was attended by members of the Governing Council. H.E. Nararya Sanggramawijaya Soeprapto, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, attended the Meeting on behalf of the Secretary-General of ASEAN as an Ex-Officio Member of the Governing Council. The Meeting concluded with the handover of the Governing Council's chairship from the Philippines to Singapore.