UN Organ or Entity: Security Council

I thank the UK Presidency for convening today’s high-level open debate of the Security Council on “Maintenance of international peace and security: Climate security.” I also thank the UN Secretary General for sharing his important insights on this issue. Mr. President, Bangladesh contributes the least to the global GHGs. Yet, we feature among the most …

Statement by H.E. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations at the Security Council Open Debate on “Maintenance of international peace and security: Climate Security” 23 February 2021 Read More »

Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, I thank the United Kingdom for arranging this important debate on COVID-19 vaccination in contexts of conflict affected areas during its presidency.  I thank the briefers for sharing their insights on the challenges of COVID-19 vaccination in conflict situations and how to minimize those. Mr. President, The devastating impact of …

Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations on “Ensuring the equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in contexts affected by conflict and insecurity” United Nations Security Council VTC Open Debate, 17 February 2021 (written submission) Read More »

  Foreign Secretary Ambassador Masud Bin Momen Senior Secretary, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Ms. Kazi Rowshan Akhter Principal Staff Officer of AFD, Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman UN Resident Coordinator, Ms. Mia Seppo Excellencies/Ambassadors and High Commissioners Distinguished participants Ladies and Gentlemen     Good afternoon. I am happy to join the celebration of the …

Statement by H.E. Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, M.P., Hon’ble Foreign Minister at the event Celebrating 20 Years of UN Security Council Resolution 1325: Women, Peace and Security “Championing women’s role, achievements and way forward” jointly organized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UN Women, 07 February 2021 Read More »

Mr. President, I thank you for convening today’s meeting to mark the 20th Anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001). I also thank USG Voronkov and ASG Coninsx for their useful briefings. Terrorism is one of the gravest challenges to international peace and security. The adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution 1373 in 2001 …

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York on UN Security Council Ministerial Open Debate on the 20th Anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1373 (2020) and the establishment of the Counter Terrorism Committee: achievements in international cooperation, challenges and opportunities on 12 January 2021 Read More »

I thank the Tunisian Mission for organizing today’s open debate. I also thank the President of Tunisia His Excellency Mr. Kais Saied for chairing today’s debate as well as the briefers for their insightful remarks. Fragility and conflict usually move in a circular direction. While conflicts are often created by fragility, unresolved and unaddressed drivers …

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations at the UNSC High Level Open Debate on “Challenges of maintaining peace and security in fragile contexts” on 6 January 2021  Read More »

Mr. President, I thank the co-organizers for convening this meeting. We thank the briefers for their valuable remarks. Today’s dialogue is particularly relevant to remind ourselves of the far-reaching impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has left on the youth. While many young medical professionals, emergency personnel, peacekeepers, and peacebuilders are at the forefront of this …

Statement by H.E. Rabab Fatima at the  Security Council Arria Formula Meeting on Youth Peace and Security: “Capitalizing on intergenerational dialogue to build and sustain peace and enhance social cohesion at community levels” on 09 December 2020 Read More »

Mr. President, I wish to express my sincere appreciation to you for convening the meeting and you’re your commitment to pursue the process of Inter-governmental Negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform. I take this opportunity to join others in congratulating H.E. Joanna Wronecka, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland and H.E. Alya Al-Thani, …

Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh on “Question on equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council”, 16 November 2020 Read More »