Sustainable Development Goals

Public Consultation on 2018 SDG Index and Dashboard Report Launched

The Bertelsmann Stiftung and the SDSN are pleased to invite you to a public consultation of data used for the upcoming third edition of the SDG Index and Dashboards report, which will be published around July 2. This year’s report will focus on national implementation ...

Thai Union making ‘substantial progress’ on Greenpeace commitment

Thai Union Group has made “substantial, positive progress” on its commitment with Greenpeace to improve sustainability in fisheries and worker livelihoods through building on its SeaChange initiative.After reaching an agreement with Greenpeace in July, 2017, progress has been made implementing measures that tackle illegal fishing ...

Ban sought on otter trawling after whale shark snared off Phuket

An online petition campaigning for a ban on a form of fishing was launched yesterday after an endangered whale shark was caught by a trawler in the waters off Phuket last Friday (May 18).Piya Thedyam, creator of the campaign on Change.org for ending the use ...

Pratch Rujivanarom

Smart City Spotlight: Bangkok

As a primate city, Bangkok – Thailand’s largest city – is the foremost potential smart city in the country. It was recently inducted into the first cohort of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) in Singapore last April.Thailand has taken positive steps towards realising a ...

Angaindrankumar Gnanasagaran

Thai Union says $90m investment in sustainable tuna paying off

Thai Union Group has released its first annual “tuna commitment progress report”, to provide a public update on its strategy to ensure 100% of the company’s branded tuna is sustainably sourced — with a target of achieving a minimum of 75% by 2020.Keep reading ...

74th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

On 14 May 2018, H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, attended the opening ceremony of the 74th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on behalf of the Prime Minister of Thailand ...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Convened the 2nd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group for Sustainable Development Goals (OEWG for SDGs)

On 7 May 2018, Mrs. Kanchana Patarachoke, Director-General of the Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, who also serves as SDGs Coordinator or “Ms. SDGs” for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chaired the 2nd meeting of the Open-ended ...

Germany invests 690 million baht to help Thailand adjust to climate change

Germany is investing almost 700 million baht to help Thailand’s government and business sectors develop climate-friendly approaches in the energy, waste, water and agriculture sectors and address overall climate change.Keep reading ...

Elfi Seitz

Farm chemicals ‘pose a threat to public health’

Academics urged the government to prioritise the protection of people’s health from the threat of chemical contamination and ensure a healthy environment in keeping with the county’s pledge to pursue Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Keep reading ...

Pratch Rujivanarom

ESCAP commences the 74th session to tackle inequality

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has organized its 74th session to discuss and manage growing inequality in the region. The conference is being held from May 11th to 16th at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok under ...

Thana Boonlert

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