Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul delivers Thailand's national statement at the UNGA81 General Debate
24 September 2026
On 24 September 2026, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul delivered Thailand's national statement at the General Debate of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
It was his first address to the General Debate and coincided with the 80th anniversary of Thailand's membership in the United Nations.
The theme of the statement was 'Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations that Delivers for All'.
Thailand backed Security Council reform giving developing countries and the Global South a greater role in decision making.
On Cambodia, he said Cambodia chose compulsory conciliation proceedings under UNCLOS and that the process concerns the delimitation of maritime boundaries only.
He also cited Universal Health Coverage, the solar rooftop policy and the Global Partnership against Online Scams.
In plain words
UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea — The 1982 treaty that sets the rules for maritime zones and boundaries.
General Debate UN General Assembly General Debate — The annual high-level session where heads of state and government address the Assembly.