I take this opportunity to express our sincere condolences to the Government and the people of Cambodia for the tragic loss of life in the
stampede on a bridge during the water festival yesterday.
It is now my privilege to introduce draft resolution A/65/L.8, entitled “Implementation of the Declar…
May I convey to you, Sir, the appreciation of the delegation of Bangladesh for scheduling this important plenary meeting as a follow-up to the High-level Meeting on Revitalizing the Work of the Conference on Disarmament and Taking forward Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations, held on 24 September 2…
I have the pleasure to speak today on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on the review of the Peacebuilding Commission.
At the outset, the Movement would like to express its sincerest appreciation to the co-facilitators of the review process, the Permanent Representatives of South Africa, Ire…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
Let me begin by thanking the presidency of Uganda for organizing this debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his progress report on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict (S/2010/386) and his report on wom…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for entrusting me with the assignment of facilitator of the review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. I highly value the Assembly’s trust in and continued support for me and for the Bangladesh Mission.
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Let me begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly for scheduling these very important and timely plenary meetings. These two days of discussion, which began yesterday, 19 August, on World Humanitarian Day, are the right occasion to pledge ourselves to the cause of humanity and the suffe…
I thank you, Mr. President, and the other members of the Security Council for organizing this meeting. I also especially thank Under-Secretary-General Alain Le Roy and the force commanders who are participating in this meeting.
As we have mentioned elsewhere, United Nations peacekeeping operations …
The Bangladesh delegation would like to thank the President for convening this meeting. We also thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive report on the progress made in the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/ AIDS (A/64/735).
We…
The Asian Group was deeply saddened to learn that President of the Republic of Nigeria His Excellency Umaru Yar’Adua, who suffered from long-term health conditions, died Wednesday at the age of 58.
Mr. Yar’Adua began his political career in 1991. He lost his first election, but he did not give up. …
My delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Yemen and Nepal on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the least developed countries (LDCs), respectively. However, I would like to touch upon the following points in my national capacity.
The central focus of t…
My delegation would like to thank the two facilitators for the manner in which they guided the negotiations that culminated in today’s consensus adoption of the Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons.
As a member of the informal Group of Friends United against Human Trafficking, we ex…
We commend the Secretary-General and the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) for jointly preparing a comprehensive report, entitled “Global health and foreign policy: strategic opportunities and challenges”, contained in document A/64/365.
The report before us rightly identifies…
My delegation would like to thank all Member States for adopting resolution 64/80 on the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001-2010, once again by consensus. Our special thanks go to the 118 Member States that sponsored the resolution this y…
At the outset, I congratulate President Ali Abdussalam Treki and other members of the Bureau on their election to their high posts in the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. My delegation is confident that, under his able leadership, the session will be a great success. My delegation is al…
Let me begin by thanking the President of the Assembly for scheduling this meeting on the occasion of the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. On this occasion, Bangladesh unites with the international community in reaffirming its full support for the Palest…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate on post-conflict peacebuilding. We commend Ambassador Muñoz, Chairman of the Peacebuilding Commission, for introducing the third annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), contained in document S/2009/444, before the Council …
I would like to thank the President for convening this joint debate on post- conflict peacebuilding and the Peacebuilding Fund. My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the caucus of countries of the Non-Aligned Movement in the Peacebuild…
This year, Bangladesh coordinated the process leading to the adoption of resolution 64/216 on the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty. It is indeed a great pleasure for us to see that the resolution enjoyed the consensus of all fellow Member States.
Against the backdrop of t…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your lovely introductory remarks on agenda item 49, “Culture of peace”.
It is my privilege to introduce, on behalf of its sponsors, the draft resolution entitled “International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World…
I take this opportunity to thank the President of the General Assembly for arranging this timely debate on the responsibility to protect (R2P), a concept emerging as a potentially powerful instrument for helping to prevent humanitarian tragedies.
Bangladesh subscribes to the concept of R2P as an em…
