UNFPA invites Christina Aguilar to be the first Champion of UNFPA in Thailand
Dr. Asa Torkelsson, UNFPA Country Director to Thailand and Representative for Malaysia, announced the invitation to Ms. Christina Aguilar to be the first Champion of UNFPA in Thailand to join forces with UNFPA Thailand to support ending gender-based violence and to promote gender equality, sexual and reproductive health, and the life-cycle approach to human development.
“On behalf of UNFPA Thailand, I am delighted and appreciate that Ms. Christina Aguilar accepted the invitation to be the first Champion of UNFPA in Thailand. Under her capacity as the Queen of Dance of Thailand, her support will increase the understanding of UNFPA’s work among the general public, mobilise support from many sectors which will accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, especially Goal 3 on health and well-being and Goal 5 on gender equality. This will result in better life of women, girls and vulnerable populations in Thailand,’ said Dr. Torkelsson.
As delightfully accepting the invitation to be the Champion of UNFPA in Thailand, Ms. Aguilar declared, “To achieve Goal 3 on health and well-being and Goal 5 on gender equality of the Sustainable Development Goals need support from all sectors. Everyone can be champions to end gender-based violence and to help bring about a society of equality which leaves no one behind.”
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Christina Aguilar to be the first Champion of UNFPA in Thailand
UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
In Thailand, UNFPA is in its 12th Country Programme in cooperating with the Royal Thai Government and multi-sectors in Thailand to achieve the Three Transformative results: ending unmet need for family planning, ending preventable maternal death, and ending gender-based violence through the life-cycle approach to human development. These are the pathways to also achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially Goal 3 of good health and well-being and Goal 5 of gender equality, within 2030.
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