ASEAN, officially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic union of 10 member states in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and sociocultural integration between its members and other countries in Asia. ASEAN's primary objective was to accelerate economic growth and through that social progress and cultural development. With some of the fastest-growing economies in the world, ASEAN has broadened its objective beyond the economic and social spheres. Delegates in this committee will be responsible for the policies and decisions made by its member states and to make sure that their member state’s representatives in other committees further the collective aims of ASEAN’s member states