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Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul called for stronger protection for Palestinians, renewed dialogue with Cambodia and a Myanmar-led solution to the neighboring country’s crisis in an address to the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
“The situation in Palestine continues to demand our attention,” Anutin said, adding that it demonstrated why “human rights must be universal in practice.” His remarks were reported in the source material.
As a member of the UN Human Rights Council, Thailand believes its work “must reach beyond resolutions and make a real difference in people’s lives,” the prime minister said.
Thailand urges dialogue with Cambodia
Addressing relations with Cambodia, Anutin said Bangkok had sought to settle outstanding disputes through bilateral dialogue and restore trust and confidence.
“It is regrettable that Cambodia did not give dialogue a genuine chance and chose a different path by initiating compulsory conciliation proceedings under UNCLOS,” he said, referring to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Thailand was taking part in the proceedings “in good faith,” Anutin said, while stressing that Bangkok viewed the process as limited to “the delimitation of maritime boundaries only.”
He also urged Cambodia to expand security cooperation along their shared border, particularly to combat online scams and support demining efforts.
Myanmar crisis and regional cooperation
On Myanmar, Anutin said Thailand supported “peace, national reconciliation, and a durable solution that is Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned.”
He also backed “constructive and calibrated re-engagement” through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and coordination with international partners.
Fiji raises HIV, climate and UN reform concerns
Separately, Fiji’s President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu warned that an estimated one in 60 adults in the Pacific island nation is living with HIV, while fewer than four in 10 are aware of their status.
He linked the rise in transmission partly to injecting drug use driven by methamphetamine trafficking and called for affordable treatment and stronger international cooperation against narcotics networks.
The Fijian president also urged wealthy countries to move climate finance “from promise to access, from announcement to disbursement,” increase funding for the Loss and Damage Fund and simplify financing for small states.
He called for reform of the United Nations, saying small island states must retain their statehood, maritime rights and UN membership despite rising sea levels.
