The objective of the MoU is to determine responsibilities and provide common guidelines for all related government agencies in an effort to integrate procedures on non-detention of migrant children under the age of 18.

Instead of staying in the Immigration Detention Centers, the children will be put either under the care of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, private organisations, or civil society organisations while waiting for long-term solutions. The MoU reaffirms the commitment by the Royal Thai Government in adhering to humanitarian principles. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, in his speech during the signing ceremony, stressed that the Royal Thai Government places high importance in fulfilling its commitment to humanitarian principles, particularly on the protection of children and adhering to the national agenda on human rights.