Bangladesh aligns itself with the statement of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, delivered by the representative of Mauritania under agenda item 73. We thank the President of the International Court of Justice for her report (A/78/4).
As the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, we…
We thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his presentation of the Court’s report (see A/78/322). We also acknowledge with deep appreciation the work of the Court throughout the reporting period.
In 1998, the International Criminal Court was established with the mission to…
While aligning myself with the statement delivered by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on decision 77/568, entitled “Scope of the Summit of the Future”, I would like to add some comments in our national capacity.
At the outset, we want to express our sincere appreci…
Bangladesh remains a staunch supporter of general and complete disarmament and non-proliferation. We are party to almost all the international treaties on disarmament and non-proliferation, including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Tre…
I will do my best to make it brief.
I commend the presidency of the United Kingdom for its dynamic leadership of the work of the Council in July. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his comprehensive briefing.
It is sad and deeply worrisome that, in every quarterly open deba…
I am delivering this statement on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in my capacity as Acting Chair.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation expresses its grave concern about the rapidly deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, due to the ongoing blatant …
I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting today.
In my capacity as the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for its sixteenth session, I am pleased to brief the General Assembly on the work of the Commission from February 2022 to January 2023.
At the outset, I wish to exp…
Bangladesh aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
I would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to Ambassador Robert Rae of Canada and Ambassador Tarek Ladeb of Tunisia for thei…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for his very insightful remarks. Today I have the honour to introduce draft resolution entitled “Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace” (A/77/L.74).
This year the draft resolution was negotiated during the resumed se…
On behalf of the Government of Bangladesh, I am happy to join in this auspicious plenary meeting with a view to charting a reliable pathway for humans and nature, as well as sharing our achievements, challenges and future commitments.
I will start by sharing our experience from 14 May, when Cyclone…
On behalf of Bangladesh and its 62 co-sponsors, as of the last count, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/77/L.69, entitled “Community-based primary health care: a participatory and inclusive approach to universal health coverage”, the first-ever United Nations draft resolution on the …
I wish to begin by congratulating the President of the General Assembly as well as all the members of the Assembly on this historic day. We have just adopted, without a vote, a resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect o…
The significance of oceans for the survival of humankind is well established. Covering more than 70 per cent of the surface of the Earth, they provide vital benefits to the global population. More than 3 billion people rely on the oceans for their livelihoods, and more than 80 per cent of world trad…
I thank the President for convening this commemorative event and warmly congratulate all members of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on this momentous occasion. As we mark the fortieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention today, it gives us the opportunity to ref…
The global humanitarian overview for 2023 presents a very grim picture. A record number of 339 million people are projected to be in need of humanitarian assistance, which is almost 24 per cent higher than in 2022. Acute food insecurity and imminent famine loom large, as 45 million people in 37 coun…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the question of Palestine. I also thank the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for its report (A/77/35) and the Secretary- General for his note (A/77/295) on this agenda item. I also appreciate the c…
I thank the President for convening this meeting to discuss reform of the Security Council. I would like to take this opportunity to join previous speakers in congratulating Ambassadors Michal Mlynár and Tareq Albanai, the Permanent Representatives of Slovakia and Kuwait, on their appointment as the…
I would like to express my delegation’s sincere appreciation to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for its annual report (A/77/308 and A/77/308/Add.1) and for providing updates on the Agency’s 2022 activities. Bangladesh commends the Agency for its remarkable effor…
This year marked the twentieth anniversary of the entry into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). As one of the principal global criminal justice institutions, we recognize the important role played by the Court in upholding justice and rule of law over the past 20 ye…
My delegation thanks the President of the International Court of Justice, Her Excellency Judge Joan E. Donoghue, for her report (A/77/4) providing a summary of the Court’s extensive judicial activities over the last reporting period (see A/77/PV.20). Seventy-six years in, the Court’s heavy workload …
