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    • Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
    Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand was designated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Empowerment of Minority Children and the Preservation of their Intangible Cultural Heritage on 24 March 2005, in in recognition of her “outstanding commitment to education and to the welfare of children in remote areas.”

    Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn holds a doctoral degree in Development Education from Srinakharinwirot University, and has worked on development projects in health and hygiene, education, water resource development, agriculture and cottage industries.

    A scholar of Pali, Sanskrit, Cambodian and several other languages, and a gifted practitioner of traditional Thai musical instruments, Her Royal Highness is currently the Director of the Department of History at the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy. She also runs several philanthropic organizations and foundations promoting Thai culture and higher education, protecting the environment, and supporting disabled veterans. The Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Foundation, established in 1979, supports needy students in schools, vocational colleges and universities.

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    HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn supports measures for linguistic minorities and the preservation of heritage and in the Asia-Pacific region
    From 22 August to 1 September 2006, a teacher-training workshop on heritage management concepts for teachers from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam was held in Sakhon Nakhon Province, Thailand, under the auspices of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Empowerment of Minority Children and the Preservation of their Intangible Cultural Heritage. More

    Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn addresses the fifth meeting of the High-Level Group on Education for All (EFA)
    Princess-Maha-Chakri_tn.jpgThe fifth meeting of the High-Level Group on Education for All (EFA), convened by the Director-General, Koichiro Matsuura, and organized by UNESCO in cooperation with the Government of the People's Republic of China, has been held in Beijing on 28-30 November 2005. The special theme of the meeting was literacy, with a particular focus on education for rural people. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand delivered an inauguration speech. More

    H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand designated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
    HRHPMHS+DG_tn.jpgUNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura designated H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Empowerment of Minority Children and the Preservation of their Intangible Cultural Heritage at a ceremony held in Bangkok on March 24. Her Royal Highness was nominated in recognition of her “outstanding commitment to education and to the welfare of children in remote areas.” More


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    HRH+DGspeech_tn.jpgNomination of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

    HRH+DG+Basma_tn.jpgNomination of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

    HRHPMHS+DG_tn.jpgNomination of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

    HRH+DG_tn.jpgNomination of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
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