Today ( 05 March, 2021), H.E. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN participated in a briefing jointly hosted by the UK and Malawi on the upcoming Climate and Development Ministerial to be held on 31 March 2021. Her statement is as follows: Remarks by H.E. Rabab Fatima at the virtual briefing to …
I thank you, Ambassador Perks and Ambassador Woodroffe for convening this briefing for our Group. This is particularly timely in view of our preparations for the LDC-5 Conference. I thank Mr. Archie Young, and Ms. Born, for their comprehensive briefing on preparations for COP-26. I also thank my good friend Amb. Doma Tshering for highlighting …
I thank you, my dear brother, Ambassador Jun, and heartiest congratulations on your remarkable achievement and success on poverty eradication. So much to learn from your experience, especially now, as we grapple with the pandemic challenges and see a slide back in our poverty gains. The current pandemic has jeopardized our decades of gains on …
Mr. President Professor José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria, Chair of the CDP Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues. A very good morning to you all. On behalf of my Government, it is my distinct honour to thank the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) for recommending Bangladesh’s graduation. This is a momentous occasion; a very special moment for us. This …
Mr. President, I thank you for convening today’s timely meeting and for your statement. My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia on behalf of OIC. Allow me to add a few points in our national capacity as an affected country, to highlight the Rohingya situation: Let me …
I thank you Ambassador Tierney for providing an excellent summary. It was a great discussion. Rich and stimulating. Allow me now to add a few points to the summary provided by Ambassador Tierney. A few of my takeaways and messages from the discussion: First, in this pandemic, migrants have been the frontline contributors as doctors, …
Excellencies, Director General Vitorino, Distinguished Colleagues – Good afternoon. A warm welcome to everyone to the first meeting of the Group of Friends of Migration this year. I am Rabab Fatima, the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN here in New York. I have the honour to chair today’s meeting on behalf of the …
Mr. President, Excellencies, I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s special meeting on a very timely and topical subject. Last year, we witnessed how an unforeseen public health crisis endangered the entire spectrum of our global gains. Going beyond the physical health and economic impacts, the pandemic shook all aspects of the human society. …
Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, I thank the United Kingdom for arranging this important debate on COVID-19 vaccination in contexts of conflict affected areas during its presidency. I thank the briefers for sharing their insights on the challenges of COVID-19 vaccination in conflict situations and how to minimize those. Mr. President, The devastating impact of …
Mr. Chairman, I congratulate you on your election as the Chair of the Special Committee. I assure you of my delegation’s full support to you and the Bureau in discharging your responsibility in this challenging time. My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of NAM. Mr. Chairman, This year’s C-34 session is meeting in …