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Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations at the Fourth Committee Joint General Debate, 20 October 2021

Madame Chair, I congratulate you and other members of the Bureau on your election.  You can count on my delegation’s full support to your work. Madame Chair, Bangladesh aligns itself with the statement of NAM. At the outset, I thank all the briefers for their insightful briefing to this Committee under agenda items 50-63. Allow …

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Statement by H. E. Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen, MP, Hon’ble Foreign Minister of Bangladesh at the High-Level Meeting of the Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond Initiative Meeting of Heads of State and Government on “Jobs and social protection for poverty eradication” on 28 September 2021 at the United Nations in New York

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Hon’ble Prime Minister of Jamaica, Mr. Secretary General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Assalamu Alaikum, peace be upon you. Thank you for convening this meeting to build momentum for post COVID-19 economic recovery through job creation, social protection and poverty eradication. Excellencies, The twin crises of COVID-19 and climate change are threatening …

Statement by H. E. Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen, MP, Hon’ble Foreign Minister of Bangladesh at the High-Level Meeting of the Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond Initiative Meeting of Heads of State and Government on “Jobs and social protection for poverty eradication” on 28 September 2021 at the United Nations in New York Read More »

Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations and Vice-President of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS on behalf of the four Bureau Members at the Second Regular Session 2021, UNDP segment: Item 2 – Interactive Dialogue with the Administrator, 30 August 2021

  I thank you Madame President. I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the four Bureau members of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board – Bulgaria, the Gambia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and my own country, Bangladesh.​ I thank the UNDP Administrator, Mr. Achim Steiner for his comprehensive statement on the activities of the UNDP and the new UNDP Strategic Plan for 2022-2025. …

Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations and Vice-President of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS on behalf of the four Bureau Members at the Second Regular Session 2021, UNDP segment: Item 2 – Interactive Dialogue with the Administrator, 30 August 2021 Read More »

Opening Remarks by Mr. Monwar Hossain, Deputy Permanent Representative at Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York at the HLPF Side event on “Overcoming Social Barriers in the Care Economy for an Inclusive and Resilient Recovery: Growth that Supports Everyone”, 13 July 2021

I thank you, Madam Moderator, for giving me the floor. We are happy to join Canada, Viet Nam  and UN Women to host this Meeting today. I thank Minister Hussen, Vice Minister Phuong, Deputy Executive Director Bhatia for their excellent remarks. Excellencies, Colleagues, Women share disproportionate burden of both paid and unpaid work of the …

Opening Remarks by Mr. Monwar Hossain, Deputy Permanent Representative at Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York at the HLPF Side event on “Overcoming Social Barriers in the Care Economy for an Inclusive and Resilient Recovery: Growth that Supports Everyone”, 13 July 2021 Read More »

“BangladeshPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina leads us from the front in this battle against the pandemic” -Ambassador Rabab Fatima

New York, 24 March 2021: “Overcoming the disruptions caused by the pandemic, particularly in women’s economic empowerment, would require strong and visionary leadership, and a whole of society approach towards inclusive and resilient recovery. We are fortunate to have Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lead us from the front in this battle against the pandemic” said …

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Bangladesh calls for greater preparedness for the safety and security of the peacekeepers

Press Release Bangladesh calls for greater preparedness for the safety and security of the peacekeepers  New York, 15 February 2021:                                     “As the leading TPCC, with a large number of our troops deployed, ensuring the safety and security of our contingents is of paramount importance to us,” said the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, …

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Statement delivered by H. E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations on agenda item 11: “Report of the Secretary General on the work of the Organization” General Assembly Hall, 28 January 2021

Mr. President, I thank the Secretary General for his comprehensive briefing on his priorities, which we fully endorse.  We share his concerns regarding the pandemic’s impact on the Organization’s work and priorities, especially in the areas of peace and security, climate action, economic disruption, response to humanitarian crises, and upholding international law. We thank him …

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Statement by Mr. Nasir Uddin, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York on the agenda item 89: “Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters” 11 November 2020, 10:00 am-1:00pm

Madam Chair, My delegation takes note of the General Assembly’s resolution A/73/209 to continue debate on this important agenda item under the Sixth Committee. Due to geographic location and climate change, Bangladesh is one of the highly disaster-prone countries. Climate change and natural disasters are among the biggest challenges to our hard-earned development gain. Yet, …

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