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In the Spotlight: HUMAN SECURITY, Today and Tomorrow New Development Report Calls Attention to Issues Facing Thailand Today and the Challenges of Tomorrow |
24 August 2010
Drugs, Trafficking, and Violent Crime: Personal Security forum held in Songkla Province
Persistent violence in the South, the increased use of methamphetamines, and human trafficking continue to cause major challenges for Thailand. From the social stigma of reporting domestic abuse to the fear of daily violence, people from all walks of life struggle to maintain and protect basic human freedoms. .
16 July 2010
Provinces work to include Thailand's poor
What can Thailand do when development, tourism, agriculture conflict with one another? In a growing society, the growing demand for food production or industry can have an adverse effect on ecosystems, and an even worse effect on the poor, who depend on the country's natural resources for their livelihoods.16 July 2010 24 June 2010 Launch of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law Tackling energy poverty can accelerate MDGs, says UNDP 10 May 2010 23 March 2010 Thailand: Breaking the Silence on Domestic Violence 15 December 2009 Payments for Ecosystem Services in Thailand: why and how? 16 December 2009 A Decade of Decentralization: Much achieved, much more to do, says new UNDP report 2-3 December 2009 Lampang City Plans for ‘Low Carbon’ Way
22 June 2010
05 October 2009
UNDP Administrator Helen Clark visits Thailand
Miss Helen Clark has made her first official visit to Thailand as UNDP Administrator. During her visit, she presided over the global launch of the UNDP Human Development Report 2009 in Bangkok. She has also held meetings with Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Minister for Foreign Affair Kasit Piromya, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Suwit Khunkhitti, Minister of Interior Chavarat Charnvirakul, and Thailand women leaders.
23 September 2009
16 new demining dogs to help make Thailand a safer place
Sixteen puppies, aged between six to eight months, have started their initial training as mine detection dogs at the Mine Detection Dogs Center in Nakornratchasrima Province of Thailand.
5 June 2009
Thai People Cool Down the Planet with Both Hands
1 May 2009
Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a declaration of partnership under the ‘Clean City, Clean Mind’ Initiative, which aims to make cities environmentally sustainable while ensuring high standards of accountability and transparency.
27 April 2009
Helen Clark was officially sworn in today by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as UNDP’s new Administrator in the presence of senior members of the Secretary-General’s cabinet.
17 February 2009
UN and ASEAN: Financial Crisis will Impact Migration in AsiaThe global financial crisis may have a dramatic impact on the lives of migrant workers in South East Asia, according to officials at a recent meeting in Bangkok on migration and HIV.
8 February 2009
Network of Security: Community Forest Groups Discuss Emerging Challenges and the Way Forward
The looming economic crisis, food security, and the emerging challenge of accessing carbon markets were among the topics discussed at this year’s gathering of the network of 49 community forest groups, formed under the EC-UNDP Small Grants Programme (2002-2007).
30 January 2009
Mine Action: The Road towards “Mine-free, Zero Victim”The Thailand Mine Action Centre (TMAC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), signed a project document today aimed at improving livelihoods for vulnerable in underserved areas in Sakaew Province in a bid to develop “mine free, zero victim” – a transition towards sustainable development.
19 January 2009
New Report reveals gender data in the Thai society
