Nirupam Nath

Thank you, co-chairs, for organizing this timely event. I also thank the briefers for sharing their valuable insights. The unprecedented impact of COVID-19 is a stark reminder for all countries, regardless of their levels of development, of the need to renew political commitment to health as an important component of the 2030 agenda. This pandemic …

Intervention by H.E. PR of Bangladesh, Ambassador Rabab Fatima Virtual GOF meeting on Universal Health Coverage and Global Health on 15 May 2020 Read More »

Thank you Ambassador/Co-Chairs for convening today’s meeting. We are grateful for the high level of participation today. We need the support of our Friend’s group now more than ever. I fully endorse the statement made by Ambassador Perks Ligoya, Chair of our Group. Indeed, LDCs have been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic; …

Statement by Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh at the meeting of the Friends of LDCs, 12 May 2020 Read More »

His Excellency Mr. Il-ham Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement; Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset, let me express my heartfelt thanks to you, your Excellency for organizing this Online Summit on COVID-19. This Summit bears the testimony of NAM’s continued relevance at this unprecedented critical …

Statement by H.E. Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, MP, Hon’ble Foreign Minister at the Online Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in response to COVID-19 Read More »

I thank my dear colleagues, the PRs of Ethiopia, Norway and the Republic of Korea for convening today’s timely meeting.  I also thank USG Lacroix, USG Khare, USG Pollard, and SRSG Shearer for their briefings. I also thank the member governments for their support. We all recognize that the Covid-19 pandemic has added a huge …

Remarks by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the virtual meeting of the Group of friends of Peace Operations on “UN Peace Operations and its response to the COVID-19 crisis & Advancing A4P initiatives in the time of COVID-19” on 01 May 2020 Read More »

Mr. chair, I thank you for convening this electronic consultation. Let me also take this opportunity to convey my deep appreciation to the panelists for sharing their perspectives and concrete recommendations for advancing WPS agenda in the field of peacebuilding and sustaining peace. Mr. Chair, Bangladesh is one of the earliest proponents of WPS agenda …

Statement by H. E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations at the Electronic consultation organized by the Peacebuilding Commission on the 2020 review: Full, equal and meaningful participation of women in peacebuilding Read More »

Mr. Chair, I deeply appreciate all the panelists/speakers before me for their reflections and deliberations. In Bangladesh, water and sanitation is at the centre of our development strategies. Close to 90% of the people have now access to safe water. Open defecation has come down considerably to below 1% now. For the better water resources …

Remarks by Ms. Shanchita Haque, Minister, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN at the Meeting on Water on Accelerating Implementation of SDG 6 to respond to the COVID 19 Pandemic on 30 April 2020 Read More »

I thank you, DSG, for your engagement with the LDC Group and for your comprehensive briefing. We deeply appreciate your regular engagement with the member states, and with different Groups of Countries. We thank you for your assurance of UNDS’ support as we confront this unprecedented crisis. My delegation fully endorses the points made by …

Statement by Ambassador H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima,Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the Virtual Briefing by the Deputy Secretary-General to the LDC Group on COVID-19 response by the UN on 28 April 2020 Read More »