UN Organ or Entity: Security Council

      Mr.  President, I wish to thank the Russian Presidency at the Council for arranging this important debate on WPS agenda and its excellent leadership of the Council this month.  As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the landmark resolution 1325, I congratulate the Council and all UN Member States for their contribution …

Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York at the Open VTC on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ at the Security Council on 29 October 2020 Read More »

Mr. President, I thank you and the German Presidency for organizing this virtual High-Level Open Debate. I also express my sincere appreciation to Ms. Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Madame Nadia Carine Therese Fornel-Poutou, Executive President, Association des Femmes Juristes de Centrafrique (AFJC), and the distinguished representative …

Statement by H.E. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations at the Security Council Open Debate on Conflict Related Sexual Violence: Turning Commitments into Compliance on 17 July 2020 Read More »

Mr. President,  I thank you and the German Presidency for organizing this virtual High-Level Open Debate. Ialso express my sincere appreciation to Madame Michelle Bachelet, Mr. David Shearer, and the distinguished representatives of civil society, for their insightful remarks. Protection and promotion of human rights is an essential pre-requisite for achieving sustaining peace. This is …

Statement by H.E. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations at the UN Security Council High-Level Open Debate on “Peace Operations and Human Rights”, 07 July 2020, New York Read More »

Mr. President,  I thank you and the German Presidency for organizing this virtual High-Level Open Debate. We also thank the Secretary-General, President of ICRC and AU Commissioner for Social Affairs for sharing their valuable insights. Covid 19 pandemic has upended the entire world. Lack of adequate and sustained response has taken the crisis beyond health …

Statement by H.E. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations at the UN Security Council High-Level Open Debate on “Pandemics and security”, 02 July 2020, New York Read More »

Mr. President, I thank you for organizing this virtual Open Debate. We also thank SRSG Ms. Gamba, UNICEF ED Ms. Fore and other briefers for sharing their valuable insights. We appreciate the efforts of the Council’s Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) and Working Group on CAAC. Participation of children and dialogue with parties to the …

Statement by H.E. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict on 23 June 2020, New York Read More »

 Mr. President, We thank you for organizing this Open VTC and for the opportunity to share our perspectives. We also thank the Secretary General and other distinguished briefers for highlighting some key issues on POC from conflict situations around the world. We welcome the report of the Secretary General that came out earlier this month. …

Statement by H. E. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations at the “Open High-Level VTC of the UN Security Council on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict”, 27 May 2020, New York Read More »

I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s meeting on this very important subject. I thank the briefers for their useful insights. Mr. President, In Bangladesh, we are investing in promoting a robust cyber-security culture across the government and the society. We have put in place necessary framework, policy and strategy, and continuously building upon …

Statement by H.E. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the Security Council Aria-Formula Meeting: Cyber Stability, Conflict Prevention and Capacity Building on 22 May 2020 Read More »

 Mr. President,  I thank the Dominican Republic Presidency of the Security Council for organizing this open VTC. I also thank the Secretary General for his briefing. I echo the sentiments of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth and the other young briefers. Their concerns and aspirations have to be taken into due cognizance by us. Today’s …

Bangladesh Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative at the open VTC of the Security Council on “Towards the 5th Anniversary of the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda: Accelerating Implementation of resolutions 2250 and 2419”, 27 April 2020, New York Read More »

Mr. President, Let me begin by congratulating the Presidency of the Dominican Republic on their successful steering of the work of the Security Council for this month amid this profoundly challenging time. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by United Arab Emirates on behalf of the OIC. Mr. President, The Secretary-General’s latest report …

Bangladesh Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative at the open debate of the Security Council on “The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question”, 23 April 2020, New York Read More »

[Mr. President – Allow me now to make a statement in my national capacity] [Mr. President] We have passed yet another turbulent year of despair for the people of Palestine. An overview of the past year signifies that aggression by Israel, the occupying power, has become the new normal in the Palestinian territory. The high …

Statement by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative at the open debate of the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Question of Palestine, 22 January 2020, Security Council Chamber, UNHQ Read More »