UN Organ or Entity: Sixth Committee

Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York at the Plenary Meeting of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization at CR-2, UNHQ, 20 February 2024

Mr. Chair, I congratulate you and other Members of the Bureau upon your well-deserved election as the Bureau of the Special Committee for the 78th Session of the General Assembly. Kindly count on our whole hearted support during deliberations of the session. We take note of the 2023 Report of the Special Committee on the …

Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York at the Plenary Meeting of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization at CR-2, UNHQ, 20 February 2024 Read More »

Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York at the Plenary Meeting of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization at CR-2, UNHQs, 20 February 2024

Mr. Chair, I congratulate you and other Members of the Bureau upon your well-deserved election as the Bureau of the Special Committee for the 78th Session of the General Assembly. Kindly count on our whole hearted support during deliberations of the session. We take note of the 2023 Report of the Special Committee on the …

Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York at the Plenary Meeting of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization at CR-2, UNHQs, 20 February 2024 Read More »

Statement by Mr. Nasir Uddin, Co-coordinator, introducing draft resolution, A/C.6/78/L.6, “Criminal Accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission” on behalf of the Bureau of the Sixth Committee, 17 November 2023, Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQs

Madam  Chair, I thank you for giving me the floor. On behalf of the Bureau of the Sixth Committee, I have the honor to introduce the text of the draft Resolution entitled “Criminal Accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission” contained in document A/C.6/78/L.6.  The draft resolution contained in document A/C.6/78/L.6 largely reiterates …

Statement by Mr. Nasir Uddin, Co-coordinator, introducing draft resolution, A/C.6/78/L.6, “Criminal Accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission” on behalf of the Bureau of the Sixth Committee, 17 November 2023, Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQs Read More »

Statement by Mr. Nasir Uddin, Counsellor of Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York at the general debate on “Sea Level Rise in relation to International Law” (Chapter VIII), 24 October 2024, Sixth Committee, TCC, UNHQS

Madam Chair, My intervention is limited to Chapter VIII, Sea-level rise in relation to international law under cluster-1 of ILC Report 2023.  My delegation thanks the Co-chairs of the Study Group for their excellent work in producing additional paper on sea-level rise in relation to international law. Allow me to flag three points in this …

Statement by Mr. Nasir Uddin, Counsellor of Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York at the general debate on “Sea Level Rise in relation to International Law” (Chapter VIII), 24 October 2024, Sixth Committee, TCC, UNHQS Read More »

Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York at the general debate on “Crimes Against Humanity (agenda:80)”, 12 October 2023, Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQs

Madam Chair, Crimes against humanity constitute one of the gravest crimes against the human beings. During its Liberation War in 1971, Bangladesh experienced this crime alongside genocide and war crimes.  More than three million of our people lost their lives and around two hundred thousand women lost their dignity. This painful experience has led us …

Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York at the general debate on “Crimes Against Humanity (agenda:80)”, 12 October 2023, Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQs Read More »

Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York at the general debate on “Criminal Accountability of the UN Officials and Experts on Missions”, 78th UNGA, 10 October 2023, Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQs

Mr. Chair, As I address the Committee for the first time during the 78th Session, I warmly congratulate you and other Bureau members on your well-deserved election. Bangladesh aligns itself with the statement delivered by NAM under this agenda item. Additionally, I have the honor to share the following remarks in my national capacity.   …

Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York at the general debate on “Criminal Accountability of the UN Officials and Experts on Missions”, 78th UNGA, 10 October 2023, Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQs Read More »

Statement by Mr. Nasir Uddin, Counsellor of Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York at the general debate on “Protection of Person in the event of Disasters” (agenda item no. 86), 03 October 2023, UNHQs

Mr.  Chair,  I thank you for giving me the floor. Emerging global trends indicate that there is a stark upsurge in the number of disasters in this century compared to the previous one. Over the past two decades, disasters have nearly doubled compared to the preceding twenty years, affecting more than 4 billion people. According …

Statement by Mr. Nasir Uddin, Counsellor of Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York at the general debate on “Protection of Person in the event of Disasters” (agenda item no. 86), 03 October 2023, UNHQs Read More »

Statement by Mr. Toufiq Islam Shatil, Deputy Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York at the general debate on “Measures to eliminate international terrorism” (agenda item 109), 02 October 2023, Trusteeship Council Chamber

Mr. Chair, We warmly congratulate you and other members of the Bureau on your well-deserved election.  Bangladesh aligns itself with the statements of the OIC and the NAM under this crucial agenda item. Mr. Chair Under the dynamic leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh maintains a stringent policy of ‘zero tolerance’ towards terrorism …

Statement by Mr. Toufiq Islam Shatil, Deputy Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York at the general debate on “Measures to eliminate international terrorism” (agenda item 109), 02 October 2023, Trusteeship Council Chamber Read More »

Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the International Seabed Authority at the general debate on the Annual Report of the Secretary-General of the Authority at its Assembly Meeting of the 28th Session, 26 July 2023, Kingston

Thank You Mr. President, my good friend Dear Ambassador Alhaji Funday Turay, I am very happy to see you at this important position as I had the privilege of working with you closely in New York. As I address this Assembly the first time, I warmly congratulate you on your election as the President of …

Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the International Seabed Authority at the general debate on the Annual Report of the Secretary-General of the Authority at its Assembly Meeting of the 28th Session, 26 July 2023, Kingston Read More »

Statement by Cdr Ahmad Al Karim, Director (Maritime Affairs Unit), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at the 23rd UN Open- ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea, 05 June 2023, CR-3, United Nations Headquarters

Thank you Madam Co-chair. As I am taking the floor for the first time, I warmly congratulate you both on your appointment as the Co-chairs of this important process. We welcome the focus of this Open-Ended informal Consultative Process-New Maritime Technologies-challenges and opportunities. I would like to flag the following three points in my national …

Statement by Cdr Ahmad Al Karim, Director (Maritime Affairs Unit), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at the 23rd UN Open- ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea, 05 June 2023, CR-3, United Nations Headquarters Read More »