UN Ranks Thailand as Number 1 in Sustainable Development in ASEAN

     The United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Report 2023, also referred to as the 2026 Thai annual report, has released the rankings for sustainable development among UN member countries. Thailand’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index has risen to rank 43 out of a total of 166 ranked countries. With a score of 74.7, Thailand has demonstrated significant improvement from the previous year. The score has also placed Thailand as the number 1 country in ASEAN in terms of sustainable development for the fifth consecutive year. This aligns with Thailand's sustainable development across various areas, including economy, society, the quality of life, and living conditions of the citizens, all of which are clearly defined in the national strategy and various levels of country development plans. These efforts have garnered global recognition.

The UN has been publishing the Sustainable Development Report since 2016 as a way to track the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of its member countries. Each year, the report assesses development according to all 17 SDGs which include:

• Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
• Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
• Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
• Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
• Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
• Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
• Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
• Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
• Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
• Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
• Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
• Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
• Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
• Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
• Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
• Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
• Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

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