UN experts on Thursday welcomed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s adoption of a landmark declaration promoting development and peace at the 47 th ASEAN Summit held on October 26, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur.

UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development Surya Deva praised the declaration, calling it an “affirmation of the importance of multilateralism to achieve inclusive and sustainable development.” Deva stated:

As States negotiate an international convention on the right to development, the ASEAN Declaration provides a blueprint of how to operationalize this right at the national and regional levels. I encourage other regional intergovernmental organisations to follow suit to secure a dignified development and peace for all.

The Declaration on Promoting the Righ

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