Our relationship is characterised by breadth and depth – as trading partners, defence and security partners, and with our strong history of development cooperation and people-to-people links.
Our development cooperation partnership with ASEAN focuses on three priority areas:
- Climate and economic resilience: renewable energy, climate smart agriculture, environmental management and disaster resilience;
- Knowledge and skills: scholarships, professional development and civil society leadership training; and
- Peace and security: good governance and leadership; social cohesion; preventing violent extremism (PVE); and mine action.
New Zealand’s development cooperation funding to ASEAN is our largest programme outside of the Pacific region. Our initiatives are delivered on a regional, multi-country and bilateral level for all ASEAN member states that are eligible for official development assistance. Our programmes target disadvantaged and remote regions to mitigate the impacts of uneven and inequitable growth between and within the countries. New Zealand has bilateral programmes in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, the Philippines and Viet Nam. Thailand and Malaysia receive Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships(external link), and benefit from regional activities.
Learn more about New Zealand's Development cooperation partnerships with:
Key documents and links
- New Zealand's Four Year Plan for ASEAN [PDF, 982 KB]
- Our IDC activity reporting page includes information and links to our DevData website for detailed information on current IDC activities
- Recent evaluations and research
- Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships(external link)
- Humanitarian action