Laos Unveils Meaning of Theme, Logo for 2024 ASEAN Chairmanship

Laos has introduced the theme and emblem for its Chairmanship of the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2024. 

Each the theme as “ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience” and the emblem purpose at reflecting the challenges and alternatives that the ASEAN area has confronted over the previous many years.

A number of the fundamental challenges embrace financial and monetary difficulties, local weather change, pure disasters, and conventional and cyber safety points. In gentle of those challenges, Laos acknowledges the significance of enhancing connectivity and resilience as a method of strengthening the ASEAN group and successfully addressing current and rising threats.

The nation, in its upcoming function as ASEAN Chair, goals to attain this purpose by intensifying regional cooperation underneath the three group pillars. These embrace selling infrastructure connectivity, narrowing the event hole, fostering larger financial integration and people-to-people exchanges, in addition to strengthening ASEAN’s relations with exterior companions. Laos additionally emphasised the significance of sustaining ASEAN’s relevance and centrality within the evolving regional structure.

The brand, which includes 4 colours of the ASEAN flag and emblem – blue, white, crimson, and yellow – is designed in a round form in order to symbolize the globe and symbolize ASEAN’s relations with companions the world over. The round kind is a match of a C-shaped picture and a R-shaped ingredient, which respectively stand for “connectivity” and “resilience.”

Additional, the “ASEAN” textual content within the emblem is rendered in stylistic Lao scripts to showcase conventional Lao aesthetic designs and Lao tradition.

Because the host nation, Laos will use the emblem in all ASEAN conferences at each degree. It should additionally function it in promotional media and actions all year long to lift consciousness of ASEAN, ranging from 1 January, 2024.

Laos’ Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2024 supplies a chance for the nation to contribute to the event and progress of the area. With the theme “ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience” and a visually hanging emblem, Laos goals to strengthen cooperation and obtain a extra linked and resilient ASEAN group.