PHL Ambassador Delivers Remarks at the UN Commemoration Day

Philippine Ambassador to Thailand Mary Jo A. Bernardo-Aragon delivers her remarks at the UN Commemoration Day

03 November 2017 BANGKOK – Philippine Ambassador to Thailand Mary Jo A. Bernardo-Aragon, upon the invitation of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), delivered remarks at the Commemoration Day of the United Nations on October 30 held at the UN Convention Center in Bangkok.

Ambassador Bernardo-Aragon made use of the opportunity to share ESCAP’s contribution to sustainable development in the region, ESCAP and ASEAN initiatives, as well as Philippine priorities as Chairman of ASEAN in 2017. END

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UN Under-Secretary-General and ESCAP Undersecretary Dr. Shamshad Akhtar delivers opening remarks.

Ambassador Bernardo-Aragon and Mr. Mitch Hsieh, Secretary of the Commission, pose for a photograph at the ESCAP-SDG photowall