On 18 November 2024, H.E. Ms. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand paid a courtesy call on Mr. Tej Bunnag, Secretary General of Thai Red Cross Society, together with Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant Secretary General for International Affairs. Both sides discussed and exchanged views on humanitarian activities in Thailand.
Thai Red Cross Society delegation led by Mr. Tej Bunnag, Secretary General, attended the 24th session of the General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), 2024 Council of Delegates of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red…
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has awarded its highest honor, the Henry Davison Award, to Dr. Uraiwan Tinnungwattana, an ophthalmologist of Thai Red Cross Society. Dr. Uraiwan serves as Chair of Thai Red Cross’s Eye Surgery Project in honor of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, and also…
Thai Red Cross Society approved an emergency humanitarian assistance of 20,000 USD to Nepal Red Cross Society for flood and landslide victims in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. From 27-28 September 2024, heavy rain in Bagmati and Gandaki provinces caused floods and landslides in many areas of Nepal including Kathmandu city. International Federation of…
On 18 September 2024, Mr. Hervé Gazeau, Regional Head of Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization, IFRC Asia-Pacific Regional Office, had a meeting with Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant Secretary General for International Affairs, together with Lt.Gen. Amnat Barlee, M.D., Director of Relief and Community Health Bureau and Mrs. Janprapa Vichitcholchai, Deputy Director of Fund Raising Bureau.…
Thai Red Cross Society sent a total of 60,000 USD direct financial assistance to three national societies including Lao Red Cross, Myanmar Red Cross Society, and Vietnam Red Cross Society. This humanitarian donation is aimed at assisting the people affected by the floods caused by Typhoon Yagi in early September. The typhoon caused large-scale damage…
60 communication staff from various offices of Thai Red Cross Society participated in the TRCs BRAND CHAMPIONS workshop, presenting their creative communication plans for Red Cross missions on August 20, 2024. The event was presided over by Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant Secretary General for Foreign Affairs, along with a panel of distinguished judges from various…
Secretary General Tej Bunnag and Thai Red Cross Society delegation attended the 21st Southeast Asia (SEA) Red Cross and Red Crescent Leaders meetings between 2–6 September 2024 in Bali, Indonesia. The series of meeting included the leaders meeting, dialogues session with ASEAN, youth forum, and the first aid network meeting. It aimed to strengthen humanitarian…
On 2 September 2024, Mr. Tej Bunnag Secretary General of Thai Red Cross Society, and Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant Secretary General for International Affairs attended the Singapore Red Cross Awards Ceremony and 75th Anniversary Commemoration in Singapore. During the event, Thai Red Cross Society was honoured to receive the “Friend of Singapore Red Cross Award”…
On 15 August 2024, Ms. Tammi Sharpe, the representative of United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and Ms. Nivene Albert, the Deputy Representative of UNHCR, Multi-Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, paid a courtesy call on Mr. Tej Bunnag, Secretary General of Thai Red Cross Society, together with Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant…