Sejarah Bali Concord II Over 200 NGO representatives gathered at Manila, Philippines, to address critical regional issues with

the objectives to push for people-centered development towards an ASEAN Community of caring societies.1 http://www.asean.org/9765.htm Community: 1. All the people living in one place 2. Group of people with the same interest 3. Condition of sharing or having things in common Kejadian-kejadian antara Bali Concord II a. The High Contracting Parties shall collaborate for the acceleration of the economic growth in the region in order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of nations in Southeast Asia. To this end, they shall promote the greater utilization of their agriculture and industries, the expansion of their trade and the improvement of their economic infrastructure for the mutual benefit of their peoples. In this regard, they shall continue to explore all avenues for close and beneficial cooperation with other States as well as international and regional ~organisations outside the region. b. The High Contracting Parties in their efforts to achieve regional prosperity and security, shall endeavour to cooperate in all fields for the promotion of regional resilience, based on the principles of self-confidence, self-reliance, mutual respect, cooperation and solidarity which will constitute the foundation for a strong and viable community of nations in Southeast Asia. Bali Concord II a. REAFFIRMING that ASEAN is a concert of Southeast Asian nations, bonded together in partnership in dynamic development and in a community of caring societies, committed to upholding cultural diversity and social harmony; b. 1. An ASEAN Community shall be established comprising three pillars, namely political and security cooperation, economic cooperation, and socio-cultural cooperation that are closely intertwined and mutually reinforcing for the purpose of ensuring durable peace, stability and shared prosperity in the region; c. 2. ASEAN shall continue its efforts to ensure closer and mutually beneficial integration among its member states and among their peoples, and to promote regional peace and stability, security, development and prosperity with a view to realizing an ASEAN Community that is open, dynamic and resilient; d. 7. ASEAN is committed to deepening and broadening its internal economic integration and linkages with the world economy to realize an ASEAN Economic Community through a bold, pragmatic and unified strategy; e. 10. ASEAN shall continue to foster a community of caring societies and promote a common regional identity;

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However, the financial crisis became so pervasive that Asia is said to have lost its confidence in the Asian Miracle. Indeed, it seemed undeniable that the prolonged economic crisis is likely to have some important politico-security implications (Sudo 2005).
To deal with this exigent need, the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) held its first meeting in 1999, with terms of reference that included: 1) developing a plan for a peaceful and stable Southeast Asia; 2) making recommendations to create vibrant economies in ASEAN; and 3) examining how to build a community of caring societies, as well as an outward looking ASEAN. Prompted by the criticism of irrelevance both internally and externally, ASEAN asked EPG to come up with specific measures to strengthen the organization in crisis.