UN General Assembly
2014

Asian Nations (ASEAN) in order to build an ASEAN community of peace and prosperity. We are committed to working with our partners in the international community to address the many global challenges we face, such as climate change, transnational crime, pandemics and human trafficking. Most of all, we are committed to working with our partners to realize the development agenda, because real and lasting peace is based not on State-centred security but on people-centred security. Development must transform people’s lives and open the door to a better future for all. Development must empower individuals, communities and societies. That lies at the heart of the sufficiency-economy philosophy of His Majesty the King of Thailand, and that philosophy has guided our development efforts for decades. The sufficiency economy is about promoting the right values, drawing on the inner strengths of each community and building resilience from the grass- roots level up. In doing so, we are able to lay a solid foundation for sustainable economic development at the national level. But in today’s world, no nation can be an island of