Thailand’s 2025 Voluntary National Review Statement to the High Level Political Forum , the United Nations

Instruction to Rewrite Thailand’s 2025 VNR Statement for HLPF

Objective:
Revise and integrate the provided two versions of Thailand’s Voluntary National Review (VNR) statement into a cohesive, inclusive, and evidence-based national statement for the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), focusing on five SDGs under in-depth review (SDG 3, 5, 8, 14, and 17), while also reflecting progress on all SDGs. The final version should serve as Thailand’s collective voice, including Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), marginalized groups (especially the LGBTQ+ community), and national development strategies.

🧩 Content Requirements:

1. Focus on Priority SDGs for 2025 HLPF Review:
   • SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
   • SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
   • SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.
   • SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.
   • SDG 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.
2. Integrate Thailand’s National Strategy (2018–2037):
   • Emphasize coherence between Thailand’s six strategic areas (e.g., national security, competitiveness, human capital, equality, environment, and government reform).
   • Highlight Thailand’s Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) Economy Model as a key enabler for SDG implementation.
   • Discuss alignment between the SDGs and Thailand’s Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP) and the 13th National Economic and Social Development Plan.
3. Speak as a Unified Voice of All CSOs:
   • Include inclusive language that reflects the perspectives of youth, women, Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities, rural communities, and the LGBTQ+ community.
   • Reflect Thailand’s CSO contributions toward localizing the SDGs, especially in challenging contexts such as post-COVID recovery, climate resilience, and social protection.
4. Incorporate the LGBTQ+ Community’s Opening Statement:
   • Use the first paragraph of the LGBTQ+ CSO statement as an introductory foundation, edited for coherence and unity.
   • Emphasize the need for inclusive, non-discriminatory, and intersectional SDG implementation and progress measurement.
   • Include specific references to SDG 5, SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) as they relate to gender-diverse individuals.
5. Report Overall Progress on All SDGs:
   • Summarize Thailand’s overall progress, challenges, and gaps in achieving all 17 SDGs.
   • Use credible national and international sources such as:
     • National Statistical Office of Thailand
     • UNESCAP SDG Progress Reports
     • Global SDG Index (Sachs et al., 2023)
     • Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI)

🧠 Writing Style and Format:

• Use diplomatic, inclusive, and action-oriented language.
• Write from a collective voice: “Thailand reaffirms its commitment…” rather than from a single agency.
• Include concrete examples, disaggregated data, and good practices at national and local levels.
• Maintain APA-style in-text citations and references.
• Maximum length: approx. 3 000 words (unless otherwise specified).