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Please find below the latest press releases from United Nations in Thailand in reverse chronological order:

29 July 2010

Development Cooperation Seminar on Iodine Deficiency Disorders: A Development Challenge for Thailand"

29 March 2010

Development Cooperation Seminar on Climate Change: “Beyond Copenhagen: Implementing Thailand’s Climate Change Strategy”

8 March 2010

International Women's Day

15 February 2010

The UN-Habitat Urban Youth Fund

15 December 2009

Development Cooperation Seminar on Migration for Development: "Toward a Comprehensive Migration Policy"

14 September 2009

Development Cooperation Seminar on Climate Change: "Thai Voices are Heard in Copenhagen"

27 -28 May2009

ASEAN-FAO Regional Conference on Food Security

12 May 2009

Thai small-scale aquaculture to meet international standards $370,000 FAO support to Fisheries Department

26 -31 March 2009

29th FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific at UNCC in Bangkok

16 March 2009

Thailand Human Rights Caravan - 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

6 March 2009

Development Cooperation Seminar on Economic Shocks and the Vulnerable in Thailand

17 December 2008

Amphawa Canal Community Wins Honourable Mention in the 2008 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards

9 December 2008

Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

24 October 2008

Crown Property Bureau Building Wins Honourable Mention in the 2008 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards

17 October 2008

Thailand and the United Nations Pledge to take Action Against Poverty as part of the Stand up Against Poverty Campaign

9 October 2008

UNESCO International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 Oct invitation (Read more/ Programme)

6 October 2008

Slavery isn't limited to women and children

6 October 2008

United Nations and National Human Rights Commission of Thailand Engage Public in Dialogue on Fundamental Rights Enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Eng / Thai )

9 September 2008

UNODC Warns of Growing Abuse of Synthetic Drugs in the Developing World (Read more)

22 August 2008

UNDP Launches Project to Help Communities in Mae Hong Son

14 August 2008

UNESCO Conference on Ethics of Energy Technologies and Human Rights, 19 October 2008

13 June 2008

Celebrating Innovative ICT in Education Practices: From Idea to Impact

12 June 2008

Corruption in Asia-Pacific Hits Poor the Hardest

10 June 2008

World Day against Child Labour

9 June 2008

British Ambassador, Thai and International experts to take centre stage at FCCT/UNESCO panel on the impact of legal status on Hill Tribes

26 May 2008

Maps and atlases on agriculture in Myanmar

23 May 2008

Food insecurity on the rise in Myanmar

15 May 2008

Progress in hunger has not matched that in income poverty

8 May 2008

Myanmar: People hit worse by cyclone Nargis than during the 2004 tsunami, poor farming and fishing communities need urgent assistance

29 April 2008

Leading Asia-Pacific media rights activitists to take centre stage at UNESCO World Press Freedom Day depate

17 March 2008

New Agreement with Thailand to Train Export Advisers

6 March 2008

New "Gender Database" gives detailed information on status of Thai Women

15 January 2008

Insight Out Caravan

19 January 2008

King Bhumibol - sowing a future for farmers

11 January 2008

The UN refugee agency calls for Lao Hmong to be released from Nong Khai

13 December 2007

Invitation: December 18th - International Migrants Day - at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT)

10 December 2007

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon paid an official visit to Thailand on 10 December 2007

27 Novembr 2007

Child Friendly School

25 October 2007

Photograph competition launched to mark United Nations Day of Disabled Persons

24 October 2007

Member States Must Empower the UN, says Thai Prime Minister

22 October 2007

UN Day 2007 to be Marked with Exhibition at Biggest Shopping Mall in Bangkok

17 October 2007

The right to food - FAO honours model farmers from five countries in Asia-Pacific

16 October 2007

Globalization altering the forest landscape in Asia-Pacific

15 October 2007

Transcript of Press Encounter by Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari after meeting the Foreign Minister of Thailand, Bangkok

10 October 2007

UNODC Reports “Worrisome” Rise in Myanmar Opium Production Rest of South East Asia almost opium-free

8 October 2007

Good nutrition key to the solution

4 October 2007

Criminal Justice Response Needed to Address Human Trafficking

27 September 2007

October Bangkok Meeting to Develop Strategies to Secure Justice for Victims of Human Trafficking

19 September 2007

WHO calls for Collaboration on Dengue

5 September 2007

Tackling Eco-Crime in Greater Mekong Subregion

3 September 2007

UNIFEM and the Thai government convene a regional forum on how men can do more to end violence against women, sharing good practice from Asia-Pacific

31 August 2007

Reforms in Thai agriculture and rural sectors needed for further poverty reduction

28 August 2007

2-9 September, Mekong Youth Forum on Human Trafficking

21 August 2007

Regional Ozone Quiz(UNEP)

27 July 2007

10,000 refugees leave Thailand in biggest resettlement programme (UNHCR)

14 June 2007

Thailand, UN Re-Affirm Their Cooperation

20 March 2007

UN Condemns Attacts on Schoolchildren in Southern Thailand

13 March 2007

Stark disparities revealed by Thailands largest-ever household survey (UNICEF)

9 March 2007

Largest-ever survey on situation of children and women in Thailand shows progress and challenges.  Thailand Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005-2006 (UNICEF)

2 December 2006

President Clinton Hails Impressive Tsunami Recovery Effort in Thailand. Clinton's visit press releasePraises Collaboration Between Government, Affected Communities and International Community

28 November 2006

President Clinton to visit Tsunami region for last time as UN Special Envoy

10 October 2006

Thailand launches national AI awareness, prevention campaign in schools

29 September 2006

UNESCAP forecasts Thai GDP at 4.7% if new interim government maintains political stability

7 September 2006

Thai Airways sign agreement with United Nations Agencies in Thailand press releases(UNESCAP)

17 August 2006

Both endemic and new virus strains to blame for bird flu recurrence in Asia's poultry(FAO)

16 August 2006

Jackie Chan in Bird Flu Public Service Announcement(FAO, UNICEF, WHO)

7 August 2006

In a Thai-Cambodian border town, protecting trafficked children and women(UNICEF)

25 July 2006

UNICEF expresses "deep concern" on the impact of continuing violence on children in Southern Thailand (UNICEF)

16 June 2006

UN Supports Thai Flood Relief Supports Thai Flood Relief (UNRC)

2 June 2006

Nane Annan at child HIV art project(UNICEF)

18 May 2006

May 21: Global Walk Against Child Hunger(WFP)


7 April 2006


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13 September 2005:


23 June 2005