THAILAND: ASIAN YOUTH CONFERENCE OPENS IN BANGKOK

Record ID: 565953

  • Title: THAILAND: ASIAN YOUTH CONFERENCE OPENS IN BANGKOK
  • Date: 9th March 1966
  • Summary: 1. LS (PAN) INTERIOR HALL 0.08 2. MS THANOM (EXTREME RIGHT) TAKES SEAT 0.11 3. MLS NEPALESE AND MALAYSIAN DELEGATES 0.14 4. LS THANOM ADDRESSING 0.18 5. MCU ---DITTO--- 0.22 6. MS NEW ZEALAND DELEGATES 0.24 7. LS THANOM ADDRESSING 0.28 8. MS BRITISH DELEGATE 0.31 9. MCU AUSTRALIAN DELEGATE 0.34 10. MS JAPANESE DELEGATES 0.36 11. MS DELEGATES AT COFFEE BREAK (THREE SHOTS) 0.46 12. MS MALAYSIAN DELEGATE 0.49 13. LS FILIPINO DELEGATES 0.52 14. MCU CHAIRMAN PRINCE WAN SEATED 0.54 15. MS INDIAN DELEGATES 0.56 16. MS UNICEF OFFICIAL HEYWARD ADDRESSING 0.59 17. LS CONFERENCE ENDS: DELEGATES DISPERSING 1.04 Initials CAR/VS/MK/YA/CHM Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 24th March 1966 13:00
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  • Location: BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Country: Thailand
  • Reuters ID: LVADAWHYKIMQFP8COYU14KQXLNRN
  • Story Text: AN ASIAN CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN NATIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, WAS OPENED IN BANGKOK YESTERDAY (TUESDAY), BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND, FIELD MARSHAL THANOM KITTIKACHORN.

    THE CONFERENCE IS SPONSORED BY THE UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN FUND (UNICEF), ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE FAR EAST (ECAFE) AND THE UNITED NATIONS ASIAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING, WITH THE COOPERATION OF OTHER UNITED NATIONS SPECIALISED AGENCIES.

    THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO STUDY THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN ASIA AND TO CONSIDER HOW THESE NEEDS CAN BE EFFECTIVELY MET.

    IN HIS SPEECH, FIELD MARSHAL THANOM CALLED FOR THE EXAMINATION AND EXPLORATION OF POSSIBLE INTRA-REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN MEETING THE NEEDS.

    THE WEEK-LONG CONFERENCE IS BEING ATTENDED BY SOME 110 DELEGATES FROM 24 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING MALAYSIA, THAILAND, NEW ZEALAND, UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, THE PHILIPPINES AND INDIAN.

    OTHER SPEAKERS WERE THE CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN, DEPUTY THAI PRIME MINISTER PRINCE WAN WAITHYAKORN AND UNICEF OFFICIAL, MR. E. HEYWARD.
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