BANGKOK, June 24 (TNA) — The Thai cabinet donates 3.3 million baht to the UN COVID-19 fund to help COVID-19-affected countries, especially those with low and medium income.
Deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Dhnadirek said the cabinet agreed to support the United Nations COVID-19 Response and Recovery Multi-Partner Trust Fund (UN COVID-19 MPTF) to help affected countries, especially those with low and medium income.
The fund was expected to reach US$2 billion and would be operated for two years until April 2022.
Ms Ratchada said participation in the fund would be done through signing its agreement with the UN Development Programme which would ensure transparency in the fund management. The Thai permanent representative to the UN in New York will sign the agreement on behalf of Thailand and the Foreign Ministry proposed to spend its 2020 budget to contribute $100,000 or about 3.3 million baht to the fund.
The contribution showed Thailand’s intention to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals without leaving anyone behind, Ms Ratchada said.
As of this month contributors to the fund were the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland and Slovakia, she said. (TNA)
