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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 Bureau at the Annual Session 2021 of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNV Segment, 09 June 2021

Madame President, I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Bureau members of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board, Bulgaria, the Gambia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and my own country, Bangladesh. At the outset, I would like to thank the Executive Coordinator, for his comprehensive report on the activities of UNV in …

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 Bureau at the Annual Session 2021 of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNV Segment, 09 June 2021 Read More »

Statement of H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations and Vice-President of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS at the Joint Segment of the Annual Session 2021 of the Executive Board , 07 June 2021

I thank you Madame President. The focus of this joint segment on UNDS repositioning is timely.  We thank the UNDP for its progress report on the implementation of this Agenda. We see UNDS repositioning as a continuous process. The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced this notion once again. We have seen how our decades of development …

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Statement by H.E. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the ECOSOC Management Segment under agenda item 18(a) Sustainable development, 08 June 2021

Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues. I thank the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) for recommending Bangladesh’s graduation in its current report. I thank you, Ambassador Collen, and your expert Edgar Sisa, for your leadership in leading to the consensual outcome of the resolution that will endorse the recommendation today. And, I thank all our partners …

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Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations at the 20th Session of the High-Level Committee on South-South Cooperation, 01 June 2021

I thank you, Mr. Chair. My warmest congratulations to you and all Members of the Bureau. I also thank the Secretary General and the UNDP Administrator for their comprehensive reports. Bangladesh aligns itself with the statement of the G-77.  I wish to make a few additional points in my national capacity. The countries of the …

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Statement of H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations at the Annual Session of the UNICEF Executive Board, 2021 Tuesday, 01 June2021

Mr. President – congratulations on assuming this important position.  You can count on my delegation’s full support. I thank the Executive Director for her comprehensive briefing on the annual report on the state of children globally. The pandemic has compounded the vulnerability of children everywhere; and at high risk are children in conflict and humanitarian …

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Statement by H.E. Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh at the open debate of the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Question of Palestine, 27 May 2021

Mr. President, I commend China for its dynamic and successful stewardship of the work of the Council in May 2021. I thank Mr. Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator on Middle East Peace Process, and other briefers for their comprehensive briefing. Mr. President,  We unequivocally condemn the recent brutal use of force by the Israeli forces …

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