The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community is supposed to cover the social and cultural dimensions of the ASEAN integration process. The basic aims of this Community are to “contribute to realizing an ASEAN Community that is people-oriented and socially responsible” with a view to achieving “enduring solidarity and unity among the peoples and member states of ASEAN”. It also seeks to “forge a common identity and build a caring and sharing society which inclusive and where the well-being, livelihood, and welfare of the people are enhanced”.