UN Organ or Entity: Second Committee

Mr. Chair, Bangladesh aligns itself with the statement made by Cuba on behalf of G77 & China. Mr. Chair, The 2030 agenda for sustainable development enshrines a bold and transformative vision to ‘leave no one behind.’ It calls for ‘effective measures and actions to be taken, in conformity with international law, to remove the obstacles …

Statement by H.E. Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince, Hon’ble Member of Parliament at the Second Committee General Discussion on Item 59: Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources, 16 October 2022, UN Headquarters, CR-2 Read More »

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. Bangladesh aligns itself with the statements of G-77 and China and the LDC Group. Mr.  Chair, Zero hunger is an important SDG goal. As per the Secretary General’s report, about 735 million people in the world faced chronic hunger in 2022. Nearly 20 percent of the …

Statement by Mr. Md Faruk Hossain, Minister, Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations at the General Discussions on Agenda Item 23, Agriculture Development, Food Security and Nutrition, 11 October 2023 Read More »

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. Bangladesh aligns itself with the statements of G77 and China and the LDC Group. Since 2015, Bangladesh has made steady progress in implementing the SDGs, building on its experience of MDGs. We are working through a ‘whole-of-society’ approach to implement SDG targets. In 2022, Bangladesh ranked …

Statement by H.E. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the Second Committee General Discussion of Agenda Item 18: Sustainable Development, New York, 09 October 2023, CR-2 Read More »

Thank you, Madam Vice Chair, for giving me the floor. Bangladesh aligns itself with the statements made by the Chairs of G77 and China and the LDC Group. Madam Chair, The government of Bangladesh is implementing a smart Bangladesh vision to harness the benefits of digital revolution for sustainable development. We are investing heavily in …

Bangladesh Statement delivered by Md Faruk Hossain, Minister, at the Second Committee General Discussion on Agenda Item 15 & 19 ICT for Sustainable Development and Globalization and Interdependence, New York, 06 October 2023 Read More »

Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair, for giving me the floor. Good to see you chairing this session! Bangladesh aligns itself with the statements made by Chairs of G77 and China and the LDCs. Mr. Chair, The economy of Bangladesh grew by 8.15% just before the pandemic. But then a series of crises jolted our growth …

Bangladesh Statement delivered by Md Faruk Hossain, Minister, at the Second Committee General Discussion on Agenda Items 16 and 17 on Macroeconomic Policy Question: Follow up to and implementation of the outcomes of the International Conferences on Financing for Development, New York, 05 October 2023 Read More »

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. Bangladesh aligns itself with the statements made by Cuba on behalf of the G77 and China and Nepal on behalf of the LDCs. We thank the high representative of OHRLLS for presenting SG’s reports on the countries in special situations. Mr. Chair The interlinked crises of …

Bangladesh Statement delivered by Md Faruk Hossain, Minister, at the Second Committee general discussion of agenda items 20: Group of Countries in Special Situations, New York, 04 October 2023 Read More »

I thank you, Mr. Chair, for giving me the floor. My delegation warmly congratulates you and other members of the bureau on your elections. Bangladesh aligns itself with the statements made by Cuba on behalf of the G77 and China and Nepal on behalf of the LDCs. Let me share a few thoughts in my …

Bangladesh statement delivered by Mr. Toufiq Islma Shatil, Deputy Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the General Debate of the Second Committee, New York, 04 October 2023 Read More »

Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates. Let me begin by congratulating you as the Chair of the LDC Group and other members for their election. I join others in thanking Nepal for sharing with us the strategic priorities of the group and providing updates on the calendar of events. We also thank Undersecretary General Madam Rabab …

Statement by Mr. Md Monwar Hossain, Phd, Deputy Permanent Representative and CDA,a.i. of Permanent Mission of Banglladesh to the UN in New York at the LDC Ambassadorial meeting on 23 June 2023, CR 4, UNHQs Read More »

Excellencies, distinguished delegates, At the outset, we thank the co-facilitators-the distinguished ambassadors of Ireland and Qatar- for sharing the zero draft for the consideration of the member states. In our initial assessment, the draft represents a good basis of negotiations for a clear, concise, and action-oriented outcome document in a transparent and inclusive manner. Bangladesh …

Remarks by Mr. Md. Faruk Hossain, Minister, Bangladesh Mission to the UN at the informal on the Zero Draft of the SDG Summit Political Declaration, New York, 16 May 2023, Trusteeship Council Read More »

Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, At the outset, we would like to commend the President of the ECOSOC for convening 8th multi-stakeholder forum on STI the and the two co-facilitators- Ambassadors of South Africa and the United Kingdom Ambassador to ECOSOC for their contribution to successful organization of the forum. Bangladesh aligns itself with the …

Statement of Mr. Md. Faruk Hossain, Minister, Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN at the Eighth multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology, and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (Theme: Science, technology, and innovation for building back better from COVID-19 while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels), New York, 03 May 2023 Read More »