Nirupam Nath

Good morning Excellencies, Mr. Secretary General.   Good to see you all. I thank you, Ambassador, for so ably steering the work of the Group at this profoundly challenging time. I also deeply appreciate this excellent initiative by you, to invite the Secretary General to the APG’s monthly meeting. I thank you Mr. Secretary General for …

Intervention by Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the Asia Pacific Group meeting with UN Secretary General on 27 April 2020 Read More »

I thank you, DSG, for your comprehensive briefing. We deeply appreciate your regular engagement with the member states; and for your assurance of UNDS’ support as we confront this unprecedented crisis. Covid-19 is having devastating impacts on our lives and our economies. It has exposed the glaring inadequacy of our preparedness to tackle an emergency …

Statement by Ambassador Ms. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the Virtual Briefing by the Deputy Secretary-General to Member States on COVID-19 response by the UN on 9 April 2020 Read More »

I thank you Mr. Chairman, for convening today’s meeting.  I also thank DSG, ASG Taranko, and the representatives of FAO and World Bank for sharing important updates and their valuable perspectives with us. Mr. Chairman, The Covid-19 pandemic is impacting our societies and our lives in an unprecedented manner. As we are already witnessing, this …

Intervention by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh at the Ambassadorial-level virtual meeting on the impact of COVID-19 on peace-building and sustaining peace on 08 April 2020 Read More »

I thank you Mr. Chairman for convening today’s meeting and for an opportunity to share our thoughts. I also thank DSG and Ms. Landgren for their statements and fully agree with them that we need new approaches if we are to make a difference. I wish to share a few thoughts, essentially from our national …

Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima at the Ambassadorial-level Meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission on “Effective support in UN Transition Contexts” on Thursday, 20 February 2020, 3:00 PM at Conference Room 4 Read More »