Report of national consultation on readiness to implement action plan to strengthen regional coordination on social protection: Thailand

27 June 2025

Introduction

Key Takeaways

Session Overview

  • Opening Remarks
  • Session I: Action Plan to Strengthen Regional Cooperation on Social Protection in Asia and the Pacific: Overview
  • Session II: Strengthening Social Protection System in Thailand
  • Session II: Groupwork

ANNEX I. Agenda

ANNEX II. Summary Table of Key Issues from Group Work Activity

ANNEX III. List of participants

A national consultation was conducted with 109 stakeholders representing the Officer of the Prime Minister; eight ministries (Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Ministry of Public Health); educational institutions, agencies, and research Organizations and local organisations as well as UN partners (UN Resident Coordinator’s Officer, ILO and UNICEF) to discuss and review the findings of the report. The consultation further engaged participants in groupwork discussions on climate change and social protection to identify entry points to strengthen their interlinkages.