On 1 November 2022, Her Excellency Mrs. C.A. Chaminda I. Colonne, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Thailand, received the second donation of medicines and medical supplies valued one million Baht from Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant Secretary General for External Relations, Thai Red Cross Society at the handover ceremony held at Ministry of…
78 delegates from Thai Red Cross Society, Lao Red Cross, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) joined the 3rd Thai-Lao Red Cross Conference between 3-4 November 2022 in Nakhon Phanom Province. The conference was co-chaired by Mr. Tej Bunnag, Secretary General of…
On 21 October 2022, Mrs. Cristine Cipolla, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and her management team paid a courtesy call on Mr. Tej Bunnag, Secretary General of Thai Red Cross Society. Both sides shared views on regional humanitarian operations and situations in Myanmar and Afghanistan. Mr.…
On 19th October 2022, Hilda T. Cleofe, Senior Security and Emergency Services Officer, Asian Development Bank (ADB), met Lt.Gen. Amnat Barlee, M.D., Director of the Relief and Community Health Bureau (RCHB), to discuss security measures for employees, and visited Thai Red Cross Disaster Operations Center.
Mr. Tej Bunnag, Secretary General, together with the delegates and youth representatives from Thai Red Cross Society participated in the 19th Southeast Asia Leaders Meeting hosted by Brunei Red Crescent Society in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, from 6-7 October 2022. This event aimed to enhance humanitarian collaboration in Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement…
Ms. Gita Sabharwal, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Thailand, paid a visit on Mr. Tej Bunnag, Secretary General of Thai Red Cross Society, together with Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant Secretary General for External Relations, on 10 October 2022 and discussed on situation in Myanmar, and assistance to migrants and displaced persons in Thailand. Since…
On 10 October 2022, H.E. Mr. Evegeny Tomikhin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Thailand, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission (ESCAP) in Bangkok, paid a courtesy call on Mr. Tej Bunnag, Secretary General of Thai Red Cross Society, together with Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant Secretary General for External Relations. Both…
On 15 September 2022, Thai Red Cross Society transferred 20,000 USD (729,800 Baht) to support the Pakistan Red Crescent Society in flood response operations, and to help people affected by torrential rains in Pakistan.\r\n\r\nBased on the IFRC’s report, since 14 June 2022, the flash floods and landslides have badly affected many areas in Balochistan, Sindh,…
From 9 – 10 September 2022, Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant Secretary General for External Relations represented Thai Red Cross delegation in two major humanitarian events organized by Singapore Red Cross Society in Singapore, aimed to strengthen humanitarian collaboration among National Societies in the region. A series of events included the Better Together (II) Dialogue for…
On 30 August 2022, Mr. Tej Bunnag, Secretary General of Thai Red Cross Society, and Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant Secretary General for External Relations together with the delegates from Lao Red Cross Society, Cambodian Red Cross Society, Singapore Red Cross Society, the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the International Committee…