“The pink economy’s reach must extend to those with the least, not only the celebrated.”— PrideShow Editorial Board
UNHCR Thailand provides protection, registration and resettlement for refugees and asylum-seekers — among them LGBTQ+ people who have fled persecution in countries where their identity is criminalised. For this population, Thailand is often a place of relative safety, and UNHCR is the institution standing between them and return.
The agency's mandate, global expertise and convening authority let it work with government and civil society to protect some of the most vulnerable people inside Thailand's borders. LGBTQ+ refugees face compounded risk, and UNHCR's protection work is frequently the difference between safety and danger.
In the Impact Index, UNHCR Thailand earns gold — a reminder that the pink economy's reach must extend to those with the least, not only the celebrated and the certified.