On 31 July 2025, Ms. Cataleya Phatoomros, Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Organizations, had a discussion with Mr. Hamza Ali Malik, Director of Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division, UNESCAP.
 
Both sides discussed preparations for the upcoming Fifth session of the Committee on Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction, and Financing for Development, to be held during 19 - 21 November 2025 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok. The Deputy Director-General emphasized the important role of the Committee and affirmed Thailand’s active participation at the meeting.
 
The Committee on Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction, and Financing for Development is one of nine committees of UNESCAP, which meets biennially to discuss macroeconomic policies to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and poverty reduction as well as financing for development.