On 13 October 2023, Mrs. Ureerat Chareontoh, Director-General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) met with Mr. Jean-Pierre de Margerie, Deputy Director of Programme Division, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) during the 7th International Meeting on Triangular Co-operation in Lisbon, Portugal.

Mr. Jean-Pierre de Margerie informed the Director-General of the WFP’s priorities and mission in ending hunger and promoting access to food. He shared a number of projects that the WFP is currently conducting in many countries including a school lunch programme in Nepal and Kenya.

The Director-General shared with the WFP side of TICA’s development cooperation priorities in which the Agency aimed to promote human securities in four aspects, namely food, job, health and environment & energy. In this regard, the Director-General expressed TICA’s support in WFP’s mission and invited WFP to partner with TICA in promoting sustainable agriculture. WFP could utilize facilities and expertises of Thailand in the areas that could be beneficial to WFP.