We do this on the auspicious occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of Your Majesty's accession to the throne.

Your Majesty has made an extraordinary contribution to human development. As the world's "Development King", Your Majesty has reached out to the poorest and the most vulnerable people of Thailand regardless of their status, ethnicity or religion  listened to their problems, and empowered them to take their lives in their own hands.

Your Majesty's countless rural development projects have been at the forefront of innovation and benefitted millions of people across Thailand.

They have promoted smallscale agriculture, appropriate farming technologies, sustainable use of water resources, conservation, and flood and drought mitigation.

As a visionary thinker, Your Majesty has played an invaluable role in shaping the global development dialogue. Your Majesty's "Sufficiency Economy" philosophy  emphasizing moderation, responsible consumption, and resilience to external shocks  is of great relevance worldwide during these times of rapid globalization.

It reinforces the United Nation's efforts to promote a peoplecentred and sustainable path of development.

With this Award, we hope to further promote the invaluable experiences and lessons learnt from Your Majesty's development endeavours, and help draw attention to Your Majesty's visionary thinking beyond the borders of the Kingdom of Thailand.

It is our greatest honour and privilege to present to Your Majesty this Lifetime Human Development Award.