UN Organ or Entity: Third Committee

Welcome remarks by Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the High-Level Virtual Roundtable on “Autism and the Covid-19 Pandemic: How Technology Can Support Equitable Global Response and Recovery” on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day 2021, 06 April 2021

Thank you, dear Alya. Excellencies, ASG Maria-Francesca, Distinguished Panelists, Mr. Andy Shih, Dear Friends and Colleagues – good morning and on behalf of all co-sponsors, I join Amb. Alya Al-Thani, to extend a very warm welcome to our event today marking World Autism Day. We are very pleased to have an outstanding panel of experts …

Welcome remarks by Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the High-Level Virtual Roundtable on “Autism and the Covid-19 Pandemic: How Technology Can Support Equitable Global Response and Recovery” on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day 2021, 06 April 2021 Read More »

Statement by Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Parament Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the High-Level Panel on COVID 19 and Older Persons, 30 March 2021 (virtual)  11th Session of the Working Group on Ageing

  Thank you, Madame Chair, for your excellent leadership in this difficult time.  I also thank the panelists for their insightful remarks. This has been a very rich discussion. Let me begin by paying my condolences for the sad loss of the elderly people to the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the impact of the pandemic for …

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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, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the 13th Conference of the State Parties to the CRPD, 30 November 2020 (submitted as e-statement)

President of the 13th COSP, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates. I congratulate you and the Bureau on your election. As an early signatory to the CRPD and its Optional Protocol, Bangladesh remains deeply committed to implementing CRPD and upholding the rights of persons with disabilities.  As we go through the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19 pandemic, we must …

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General Statement of Bangladesh delegation after adoption of the resolution (A/C.3/75/L.34) Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar by the Third Committee of the 75th session of the UNGA on 18 November 2020, UNHQs, New York

I thank you Madam Chair, I wish to thank all Member States for their support extended to the adoption of this resolution with a strong mandate, we are especially grateful to the members of the OIC and the EU & other co-sponsor. As we have repeatedly stated, we look at this resolution not as a …

General Statement of Bangladesh delegation after adoption of the resolution (A/C.3/75/L.34) Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar by the Third Committee of the 75th session of the UNGA on 18 November 2020, UNHQs, New York Read More »

Statement by H.E. Mr. Md. Shahriar Alam, MP, Hon’ble State Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Virtual Conference on “Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response” on 22 October 2020

At the outset, I would like to thank the co-hosts for inviting us to speak at this important Conference on “Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response”. We acknowledge the continued humanitarian assistance that the international community has been providing for these displaced people from Myanmar. We are in the fourth year of the latest …

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Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the General Debate of the Third Committee, 75th Session of the General Assembly (UNHQ, 05 October 2020)

  Madam Chair, Warmest congratulations on your election. Bangladesh aligns itself with the statements delivered by Guyana on behalf of the Group-77 and China. [Madam Chair] Our meeting is taking place at a time when the world is reeling from an unprecedented crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The reports presented to the Committee by …

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Statement by Shah Asif Rahman, Minister, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations, at the Briefing to Member States on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Youth 2030 Strategy launch on 16 September 2020

Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Organizers of today’s event- the Slovak and Sri Lankan Missions Ladies and Gentlemen, We are happy to join this briefing as part of the 2nd year of launching the “Youth 2030 Strategy”. In 2015, the international community recognized the importance of youth to implement the Agenda 2030 as “agents of change”. The …

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Statement by Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, at the United Nations High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace convened by the President of the 74th Session of the General Assembly The Culture of Peace: Change our world for the better in the age of COVID-19 Thursday, 10 September 2020, …

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Statement by Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the Virtual Observance of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Statement by Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the Virtual Observance of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, 30 July 2020 Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Dear Colleagues. As a member of the Group of Friends, I align myself with the statement delivered by earlier you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to …

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