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At the regional level, the Southeast & East Asia office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation has at least four main partner organisations. It either sponsors or conducts regional programmes in cooperation with one or more of these partners.

The Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats www.cald.org
CALD is the only regional alliance of liberal and democratic political parties in Asia, offering a unique platform for dialogue and cooperation. The aim is to assess the possibilities for liberal solutions to problems facing Asian democracies.
The Manila-based council was formed in 1993 out of the recognition of leaders of like-minded political parties in Asia of the need for a dynamic forum in which trends and challenges affecting democracy in the region could be discussed.

The Young Liberals and Democrats of Asia www.yldasia.org
YLDA comprises youth wings or sectors of Asian liberal and democratic political parties as well as Asian youth organisations that adhere to liberal and democratic values.
The Manila-based association has been instrumental in bringing together young liberals from the four corners of Asia to strengthen liberalism and democracy in the region. It promotes and represents the interests of young liberals on a regional level.

The Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism www.aseanhrmech.org
The Working Group is a coalition of national working groups from ASEAN states which are composed of representatives of government institutions, parliamentary human rights committees, academics and NGOs. Its primary goal is to establish an intergovernmental human rights commission responsible for promoting and protecting human rights of peoples in this region.

The Economic Freedom Network Asia www.efnasia.org
EFN Asia is a network of research institutes, practitioners, influential think-tanks, and individuals with the shared aim of promoting economic freedom, an often-forgotten human right.
In so doing, it provides a platform for political dialogue, public education and academics exchange in order to appeal to the general public, policy advisors and political decision-makers to broaden public policy debates on the merits of free market economy, private ownership, equal competition, free market access and limited government role.
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