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Mrs. Kanda Vajrabhaya, former Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security

11/07/2014

Mrs. Kanda Vajrabhaya, former Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, has been endorsed as the Chairperson of the 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

On 11 July 2014, Mrs. Kanda Vajrabhaya, former Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, has been endorsed by the Asia-Pacific Group as the Chairperson of the 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

The 59th Session of the CSW to be convened in March 2015 will mark 20th Anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The endorsement for such distinguished position has reaffirmed Thailand’s active role in working toward the advancement of the rights of women as well as the protection and promotion of human rights, which is well recognized by the international community and the Asia-Pacific countries in particular.

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It is the principle global policy-making body responsible for gender equality and advancement of women. Every year, the commission brings together representatives of Member States to jointly evaluate progress on gender equality and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and women's empowerment worldwide.

Mrs. Vajrabhaya has served as Thailand’s representative to the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) and was elected as the Chair of the ACWC during 2011-2013. Mrs. Vajrabhaya served as Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security from 2005 to 2010. She spent more than 20 years working dedicatedly in the area of the promotion of women’s rights and gender equality at the national, regional and international levels.



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