Welcome to the United Nations. It's your world. Back to top  H.
E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Chairperson of the Delegation  29
September 2008  Statement Summary  DON PRAMUDWINAI (Thailand)
said citizens of the world were a part of a global village that
was deeply divided along political, economic, social, racial,
religious and cultural lines.  Its existence was neither
sustainable nor healthy.  Continuing to see the world through
the lens of “us versus them” would eventually lead to
confrontation where no one won.  The challenge was to find the
right balance between the individual political cultures of each
country and the desire to achieve the ideals of democracy.  As
for the situation in Thailand, there had been certain political
developments that had made headlines lately, but the Thai people
were determined to move forward along the path of democracy.
Noting that realizing the Millennium Development Goals by 2015
had become increasingly difficult for certain countries, he said
it would seem that mutual aid am