UN Organ or Entity: Plenary

Statement by H.E. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, on behalf of Non-Aligned Movement during adoption of draft resolution on Peacebuilding and Sustaining on 21 December 2020, New York

Mr. President,  I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. NAM wishes to express its deepest appreciation to the co-facilitators, Ambassador Craig Hawke and Ambassador Rhonda King, for their leadership and successful steering of the intergovernmental consultations on the review of the peace-building architecture and presenting the draft resolution …

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Statement by Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh at the 31st Special Session of UNGA in response to COVID-19 pandemic on 03 December 2020  

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies.  Assalamu Alaikum and a very good afternoon. I thank the current Non-Aligned Movement-NAM Chair Azerbaijan and the UN Secretary General for convening this Special Session in response to COVID-19 pandemic. The session bears paramount importance as the world is still going through a difficult time in facing the deadly virus …

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Statement delivered by Bangladesh at the Plenary on the draft resolutions pertaining to ‘Question of Palestine’, under agenda item 38 GA Hall, 02 December 2020

Mr. President, Thank you for convening this meeting on ‘Question of Palestine’. I thank the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and the United Nations Secretary General for their reports on this agenda item. Yesterday, we observed the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People in expression of …

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Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN for the introduction of the draft resolution entitled “Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace” (A/75/L.28) under the Agenda Item-15: Culture of Peace at the General Assembly Hall, UNHQs on 01 December 2020

Madam President, On behalf of the Bangladesh delegation and 99 co-sponsors, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution entitled “Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace” (A/75/L.28). This year, considering the constraints posed by the pandemic, we decided to have a technical rollover of the resolution from last …

Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN for the introduction of the draft resolution entitled “Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace” (A/75/L.28) under the Agenda Item-15: Culture of Peace at the General Assembly Hall, UNHQs on 01 December 2020 Read More »

Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and PR of Bangladesh to the UN for the Joint Debate under Agenda Item 126: Revitalization of the General Assembly 75th Session of the General Assembly, 12 November 2020

Mr. President,  I wish to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to you for convening this debate and for sharing your insights on the need for revitalization of the General Assembly to uphold the values and principles of multilateralism. In view of the unprecedented situation posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the PGA and Member …

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Statement delivered by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the General Debate on the Report of the Human Rights Council at the 75th UN General Assembly, 05 Nov 2020, GA Hall

I thank you, Mr. President, I thank the President of the Human Rights Council for the presentation of the annual report of the Council. We commend the Council for continuing its work despite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Bangladesh attaches high importance to the work of the Human Rights Council, in its role as …

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Statement of Bangladesh on the International Court of Justice by Mr. Md. Monwar Hossain, Minister, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York, GA Plenary, 75th UNGA, 03 November 2020

Mr. President, My delegation thanks the President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for his report providing a summary of the Court’s extensive judicial activities over the reporting period. We also take note of the Secretary-General’s Report on his Trust Fund to assist States in the Settlement of disputes through ICJ. We underscore the …

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Statement by His Excellency Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, MP, Hon’ble Foreign Minister at the High-Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on Friday, 2 October 2020

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The United Nations was created from the ashes of the Second World War. The devastation and human suffering caused by the nuclear bombing shook the world and the collective conscience of humankind. The UN, in its very first resolution, envisioned a world free of nuclear weapons. Since then, 75 …

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Statement by H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh at the High-Level Meeting on the 25th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women on 01 October 2020

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Mr. President, Excellencies. Assalamu Alaikum and a very good afternoon. I am delighted to join the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the 4th World Conference on Women. The 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action charted a bold roadmap to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. It has profoundly changed our …

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Statement by H. E. Sheikh Hasina, Hon’ble Prime Minister  of Bangladesh at the UN Summit on Biodiversity, Leaders Dialogue 2 on harnessing science, technology and innovation, capacity building, access and benefit-sharing, financing and partnerships for biodiversity on 30 September 2020

Mr. President, Secretary General, Excellencies. Bangladesh fully subscribes to the “Urgent action on biodiversity for sustainable development” and I am pleased to have this opportunity to share a few thoughts today. We live in an inter-dependent world where every species on planet earth has a specific role to play in our ecosystem. However, according to …

Statement by H. E. Sheikh Hasina, Hon’ble Prime Minister  of Bangladesh at the UN Summit on Biodiversity, Leaders Dialogue 2 on harnessing science, technology and innovation, capacity building, access and benefit-sharing, financing and partnerships for biodiversity on 30 September 2020 Read More »