BANGKOK, 12 January 2017 (NNT) - The Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations, in cooperation with the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), will launch a publication entitled “Sustainability in Thailand: Experience for Developing Countries” and convene a panel discussion on Thailand’s Sufficiency Economy Philosophy at the UN Headquarters in New York on January 12th.

The event will be 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 launch event will be held 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 His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej to the people of Thailand over two decades ago, in the development of the Kingdom.

Following the publication launch, a panel discussion under the theme “Pathways to Sustainability: Thailand’s Sufficiency Economy Philosophy” will be convened. The panel will be participated by high-level officials and experts from different countries and entities of the United Nations, for more impactful South-South cooperation.

The publication launch and panel discussion will be available for public viewing at http://webtv.un.org on January 12th at 4:30pm - 6:00pm EST, or 4:30am – 6:00am on January 13th, Bangkok time.