UN Organ or Entity: Second Committee

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 »

Excellencies, distinguished delegates, My delegation commends the co-facilitators- the distinguished ambassadors of Luxemburg and South Africa for organizing this informal consultation with Member States on the scope, format and programme of the 2nd FFD High-level Dialogue to be held in September this year. The high-level dialogue in September provides an important opportunity to bring together …

Remarks by Mr. Md. Faruk Hossain, Minister, Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN at the informal consultation with Member States on the scope, format and programme of the 2nd FFD High-level Dialogue, New York, 01 May 2023 Read More »

Hon’ble Prime Minister, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, First of all, my delegation commends the two distinguished co-chairs and other high-level panelists for their hard work on the MVI. We also thank the UN DESA and OHRLLS for their support to the panel in carrying out their responsibilities. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by …

Interventions of Mr. Md. Faruk Hossain, Minister, Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN, at the Informal consultations on a multidimensional vulnerability index (MVI) for Small Island Developing States, New York, 28 April 2023 Read More »

Hon’ble Prime Minister, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, First of all, my delegation commends the two distinguished co-chairs and other high-level panelists for their hard work on the MVI. We also thank the UN DESA and OHRLLS for their support to the panel in carrying out their responsibilities. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by …

Statement by Mr. Md. Faruk Hossain, Minister, Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN, at the Informal consultations on a multidimensional vulnerability index (MVI) for Small Island Developing States, New York, 28 April 2023 Read More »

Madam President, Mr. Moderator, Distinguished panelists, I thank the panelists for their insightful presentations. As per UNCTAD estimate, total investment needs for achieving SDGs in developing countries alone range from $3.3 trillion to $4.5 trillion per year.  We all know that public sectors in developing countries can afford to mobilize hardly a fraction of this …

Statement by Mr. Md. Faruk Hossain, Minister, Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN at the Panel Discussion-5 Titled Private investment for developing countries, 2023 ECOSOC FFD Forum, UNHQs Read More »

Mr. Moderator, Distinguished Panelists, I thank the moderators for their insightful presentations. As most panelists highlighted here today, we agree that in order to overcome the multiple crises and start a recovery that averts the next crisis, we must revisit the global economic order with Multilateral Development Banks at its core. Reforming these institutions is …

Statement by Mr. Md. Faruk Hossain, Minister, Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN at the Panel Discussion-2 titled Remaking the international financial architecture to achieve the SDGs 2023 ECOSOC FFD Forum, UNHQs Read More »

  Distinguished Co- facilitators, My delegation joins others in thanking you for convening the third thematic deep dive on Data Protection. We also thank the briefers for sharing their useful insights. We align ourselves with the statement made by Cuba on behalf of G-77 and China. In today’s digital age, data has become an increasingly …

Statement by Mr. Monwar Hossain, PhD Deputy Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the deep dive on the theme of Data Protection under the Global Digital Compact, at Trusteeship Council Chamber on 24 April 2023 Read More »

Excellencies, distinguished delegates, I thank the President of the General Assembly to organize this interactive dialogue on harmony with nature as part of the commemoration of the 2022 International Mother Earth Day. We align ourself with the statement made by Cuba on behalf of the G77 and China. Mr. President, Every year, the International Mother …

Statement by Mr. Md. Faruk Hossain, Minister, Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN at the Interactive Dialogue of the United Nations General Assembly on Harmony with Nature, Monday, 24 April 2023, ECOSOC Chamber Read More »

Madam President Madam Moderator I thank all the distinguished panelists for sharing their thoughts on climate finance which is a key component of climate actions and achieving the SDGs. I would like to highlight three points. First, as we all know, since climate finance comes mostly in the form of loans, and in grants in …

Statement by Mr. Md. Faruk Hossain, Minister, Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the UN at the Panel Discussion-5 Titled Climate financing for adaptation and the SDGs, 2023 ECOSOC FFD Forum, 19 April, UNHQs Read More »

Madam President, This year’s FFD forum is taking place at a highly uncertain and challenging time. Multiple crises and our inaction in many critical areas have combined to diminish the prospects of achieving the SDGs. Progress in many SDGs has either stalled or regressed.   Available data in the Secretary General’s various reports are staggering. …

Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the General Debate of 2023 ECOSOC FFD Forum, 17 April 2023 Read More »