INTERVIEW: Reducing teen pregnancy in Thailand
Ahead of the International Day of the Girl Child, marked annually on 11 October, Asa Torkelsson, the Fund’s Country Director in Thailand, spoke to UN News and explained how the…
‘Robust progress’ towards SDGs in Thailand: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
Gita Sabharwal spoke to UN News ahead of the SDG Summit 2023 which gets underway at UN Headquarters in New York on 18 September. The summit marks the beginning of…
International Youth Day: Battling the stigmatization of teen pregnancy in Thailand
A young mother sits on a low wooden stool above burning embers from a piece of bark placed in a small earthenware pot. A bright purple and white cloth covers…
HIV a ‘critical health concern’ amongst people who use drugs in Thailand
The Thai authorities are working alongside UN agencies to not just improve the availability of services following the change in the way people are sentenced for drugs crimes, but also…
Thailand; Body parts of German businessman found in freezer
Fragments of the German businessman’s body were also found in the garbage can and lawn of the house; Photo: AFP Bangkok: The remains of German businessman Hans Peter Mack, who…
INTERVIEW: Supporting comprehensive sexuality education in Thailand
Unintended teenage pregnancies are significant among poorer parts of the north of the country, where accessibility to service and information is harder to reach than elsewhere, and there is anecdotal…
Thailand: Moving from punishment to treatment of people who use drugs
“I first started taking drugs when I was 15,” says 49-year-old Prapat Sukkeaw. “I smoked marijuana, but it was laced with heroin. I felt like I was floating, and it…
First Person: Reducing the harm caused by drugs in Thailand
Watcharapol Mahaprom, who goes by the name Paan, accesses services at a clinic in Bangkok run by the UNODC-supported non-governmental organization, Ozone. The organization promotes harm-reduction services which focus on…
Voting for general elections in Thailand begins
Photo courtesy of Social Media Voting for general elections in Thailand has begun. According to a foreign news agency, elections are being held today for 500 seats in the House…
#Thailand Sad shooting incident in Thailand
Bangkok: Four people have been killed in a shooting incident in the Southeast Asian country of Thailand. According to a foreign media report, the tragic incident took place in Khari…