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Anutin urges Cambodian ties, UN reform in UNGA address

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul expressed regret over Cambodia's decision to pursue UNCLOS conciliation for border issues, urging instead genuine bilateral cooperation on border security, demining, and combating transnational crime.
He advocated for fundamental reforms to the United Nations system, including a revamped UN Security Council to give a larger voice to the Global South, and suggested appointing a female UN Secretary-General to promote gender equality.
On the Myanmar crisis, Anutin reiterated Thailand's support for a peaceful, Myanmar-led resolution, favoring ASEAN-guided 'constructive and calibrated re-engagement' to foster dialogue and secure concrete progress.

Today 19:52Key points summarised by AI

Israel announced it would transfer approximately 1 million doses of soon-to-expire Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to the Palestinian Authority.
This transfer is an exchange, with the Palestinian Authority agreeing to reimburse Israel with a similar number of doses from their own Pfizer shipments expected later this year.
The deal follows international criticism of Israel for not sharing its ample vaccine supply with Palestinians, while Israel has successfully vaccinated most of its adult population.
While Israel's Foreign Minister described it as cooperation, the Palestinian Health Minister stated it was an arrangement suggested by Pfizer to expedite the delivery of doses the PA had already purchased directly.