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Social Welfare and Protection
18. ASEAN is committed to enhancing the well-being and the livelihood of the peoples of
ASEAN through alleviating poverty, ensuring social welfare and protection, building a safe, secure
and drug free environment, enhancing disaster resilience and addressing health development concerns.
B.1. Poverty Alleviation
19. Strategic objective: Fully address socio-economic disparities and poverty that persist
across ASEAN Member States including achieving the MDG goal of eradicating extreme poverty
and hunger.