SDG National Commitments Form: Submission #79

Title of commitment: SDG Summit 2023: Thailand National Commitments
Name of submitting Member State or Government: Thailand
Please indicate whether your commitment is intended to address SDG Progress at a national, regional or global level: National
Please outline briefly the commitment(s) made in the areas outlined above :
1.	Sustainable development that leaves no one behind, and inequality reduction
Objective: 
Promote human development and the protection of all groups, particularly vulnerable groups, based on the principle of reaching the furthest behind first. Such principle shall be applied both in normal and emergency circumstances through participatory decision- and policy-making processes, and based on inclusive multi-stakeholder approach in order to reduce inequality and to promote social equality.
Examples of measures
-	The Multidimensional Poverty Index of the targeted groups requiring assistance to be reduced by no less than 5 per cent by 2027. 
-	The proportion of the vulnerable population in the three development stages for vulnerable groups within the data management system for targeted human development to increase to 50 per cent for the “survived” stage, 30 per cent for the “sufficient” stage and 20 per cent for the “sustainable” stage by 2027. 
-	All households regarded as having the tendency to become intergenerationally poor households in 2022 to be alleviated from such status by 2027. 
-	The number of the elderly facing multi-dimensional poverty to decrease by 100 per cent by 2027. 
-	The proportion of the elderly in poverty to decrease to 4 per cent or less by 2027. 
-	The proportion of the population aged 15 to 24 who are neither receiving education, employment nor training to be not higher than 5 per cent by 2027. 
-	The Child Development Index to increase to 88 per cent by 2027. 
-	The proportion of female start-up entrepreneurs to increase to at least 30 per cent by 2027. 
-	Thailand’s academic grading/credit system to be improved so that everyone can have their educational qualifications certified and can assess education; and higher education institutions to develop academic curriculum to ensure that learners gain knowledge and skills development that corresponds to the labour market needs by 2025. 
-	Adjusted net enrollment rate of children from intergenerationally poor households to be no less than 100 per cent for lower secondary level and no less than 70 per cent for higher secondary level or equivalent by 2027. 
-	The number of children from intergenerationally poor households who become skilled workers or complete higher education or equivalent to increase by no less than 50 per cent by 2027. 

2.	Promoting human rights, good health and well-being
Objectives: 
-	Advance policies/strategies that promote human rights of all persons in Thailand in tandem with sustainable development, especially the right to health in order to respond to the challenges posed by Thailand becoming a complete aged society.
-	Promote technical cooperation and capacity-building of countries in the area of human rights (in tandem with sustainable development) bilaterally, regionally and globally by seeking a variety of partnerships to exchange best practices in areas of mutual interest, and drive forward changes and development at the local level.
-	Promote the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health by placing an emphasis on the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) scheme on the basis of equality, through whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches so that everyone can access affordable healthcare and services.
Examples of measures
-	The average score on access to justice of the population to be no less than 3.50 points by 2027.  
-	At least 99 per cent of pre-school children to be screened for special needs so that they can be diagnosed, cared for and developed. 
-	The number of incidents of violence against women to decrease by 10 per cent per annum by 2027. 
-	The number of women at decision-making level and the proportion of seats held by women in cabinet, parliament, ministries, departments, regional governments (governors, deputy governors and district chiefs), local governments and executives of SET100 companies to increase annually in all categories by 2027.
-	The proportion of dependent elderly who have access to long-term healthcare under the Universal Health Coverage scheme to increase to no less than 70 per cent by 2027.
-	Enhance the effectiveness of the system to facilitate access to civil registration services for stateless persons, as well as enhancing partnership among all sectors of the society to raise awareness on the roles, duties, rights, and processes regarding birth and civil registration of stateless persons. 
-	The proportion of household healthcare expenditure to national healthcare expenditure to be no higher than 12 per cent by 2027. 
-	The number of households experiencing catastrophic health expenditure which declined from 7.07 per cent in 1990 to 2.10 per cent in 2021 to continue to decrease. 
-	Health impoverishment rate to be no more than 0.25% of the total households by 2027. 

3.	Environmental dimension and climate action
Objectives:
-	Promote and support partnerships among all sectors on climate action by driving forward cooperation at all levels on climate change mitigation and adaptation in tandem with the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, including transition towards sustainable production and consumption and sustainable food systems and agriculture development while preserving the balance between natural resources and the environment and future transitions, especially green jobs, towards becoming a bio-circular economy and low carbon society.
-	Promote local community awareness of climate change and incresase communities’ capacity to respond to future disasters.
Examples of measures
-	Thailand’s global ranking in terms of sustainability and quality of environment to be no lower than 40 by 2027. 
-	Domestic consumption and production to become more sustainable 
i.e. no less than 55 points by 2027.  
-	Achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and net-zero Green House Gas emissions by 2065 
-	The number of electric vehicles to account for 26 per cent of all vehicles in Thailand by 2027.
-	The proportion of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to increase by no less than 24 per cent by 2027.
-	Modern energy to be reliable and accessible at an affordable price for all by 2030 through the development of power grids, bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas.
-	The proportion of renewable energy in the global energy mix to increase by 2030 by supporting investments in projects on electricity production from renewable resources.
-	Efficacy rate of global energy consumption to increase threefold by 2030, by enhancing all sources of energy’s effectiveness towards lower energy intensity and CO2 emissions.
-	Organic agriculture areas to increase to two million rai (790,737 acres) and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)-certified agriculture areas to increase to 2.5 million rai (988,421 acres) by 2027.
-	Forest areas to increase to 33 per cent of Thailand’s total areas for natural forests and 12 per cent for forest plantations for economic values by 2027.
-	National waste recycling to increase to no less than 40 per cent of all recyclable waste by 2027.
-	80 per cent of community garbage to be properly managed, by increasing household waste sorting by 36 per cent. 
-	Learners in both formal and non-formal education are aware of and are able to adapt to sustainable production and consumption practices.

Does the commitment include a new national benchmark for reducing poverty and inequality by 2027? If yes, please indicate the benchmark below: :
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Please explain how national planning and institutional frameworks will be strengthened to support progress of the commitment: :
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Which of the following, if any do your strengthened institutional frameworks seek to address?: Making SDG achievement a more central focus in national planning and oversight mechanisms, Aligning domestic budgets and financing with the SDGs
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Please provide the full name, title and email address of contact person::
Ms. Natchaya Suwannasri, Second Secretary, Social Development Affairs Division, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
Email: natchaya.s@mfa.go.th

Please provide the official email address of your country’s Permanent Mission in New York, for verification purposes.: thaimission.ny@gmail.com
Annual Updates: https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/webform/sdg_national_commitments_form/22393/annual-update-thailand-2024.pdf