Thailand to launch publication on sustainability

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Bangkok (VNA/NNT) - The Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations, in cooperation with the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), launched a publication entitled “Sustainability in Thailand: Experience for Developing Countries” at the UN Headquarters in New York on January 12.

The event was chaired by Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and Jorge Chediek, Envoy of the Secretary-General on South-South Cooperation and Director of the UNOSSC.

The publication was launched on the eve of the handover ceremony of the chairmanship of the Group of 77 from Thailand to Ecuador.

This publication, jointly published by the Royal Thai Government and the UNOSSC, is the first in the ‘South-South In Action’ Publication Series and highlights the important role of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, as graciously bestowed by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej to the people of Thailand in the development of the Kingdom over the last two decades.

Following the publication launch, a panel discussion under the theme “Pathways to Sustainability: Thailand’s Sufficiency Economy Philosophy” took place with the participation of high-level officials and experts from different countries and entities of the United Nations./.

VNA