24 October 2007
The United Nations Day ceremony was organized by the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Bangkok, the UN Country Team and the UN Association in Thailand. Exhibits by the 20 UN entities operating in the country were shown in the largest shopping mall in Bangkok. Speaking in front of approximately 450 UN staff members, Thai government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, students and representatives of civil society, Prime Minister General Surayud Chulanont reaffirmed Thailand’s continuing support “for all the good work that the United Nations and its specialized bodies, indeed all of you, are doing for the cause of multilateralism, for the benefit of our region and the world at large."