Thailand named high achiever by UN | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

Breakingnews >

UN lauds gains in development

Thailand has been named a "high achiever" in the United Nations Development Programme's 2013 Human Development Report.

Launched in Mexico City on Thursday, the report, entitled The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World, analyses more than 40 developing countries that have made human development gains in recent years.

The report attributes Thailand’s achievements to strong commitments to better public health and education services, innovative poverty eradication programmes and engagement with the world economy.

This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.

Most Viewed

  • 'Biggest blackout ever' hits South

    The "biggest power outage ever" in Thailand blacked out 14 southern provinces Tuesday evening, plunging almost the entire South into blackness for lengthy periods.

Your comments

Reply

Sign in once and access every part of the website at your convenience!

Please log in to our Bangkokpost.com community to post your comment.
You can sign in to the community by clicking here.

If you are not part of the community yet, please sign up here. By being part of this community you will get all these privileges.