On 29 April 2024, Ms. Pinsuda Jayanama, Director-General of the Department of International Organizations, received a courtesy call by Ms. Tammi Lynn Sharpe, Representative of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Thailand, who recently assumed the new position.

Both sides reaffirmed their continued commitment to working closely together to assist and find durable solutions for persons in need of international protection. Ms. Sharpe also expressed appreciation for Thailand’s initiative to upscale cross-border humanitarian assistance for Myanmar and readiness to continue UNHCR’s support to the Royal Thai Government in resolving statelessness in the country.