I have the honour to address this gathering on agenda item 156, entitled “Towards a culture of peace”, which is being considered for the first time as a separate item by the General Assembly.
Bangladesh, along with Argentina, Bhutan, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, El Salvador, Georgi…
The World Summit for Social Development set in motion a process for a new global agenda for social and economic development. While scepticism abounds on the extent of implementation as we mark two years from the adoption of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action, we believe the Summit ou…
It affords me great pleasure and honour to convey to you, Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation, as well as on my own behalf, our heartiest congratulations on your unanimous election. It is a fitting tribute not only to your outstanding diplomatic skills and long involvement with the United Nati…
On behalf of the people and the Government of Bangladesh, I would like to convey our profound gratitude and sincere thanks to you, Sir, and to the Members of the United Nations, for the kind words of inspiration and support.
Yesterday, a powerful cyclonic storm ravaged southern parts of Bangladesh.…
The Bangladesh delegation believes that the convening of this urgent meeting of the General Assembly to discuss the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine is very timely and appropriate.
In recent weeks we have witnessed some ominous turns of events in the Middle East following …
We welcome the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. We find the report comprehensive and structured to reflect the essence of the cooperation between the two organizations.
The Bangladesh delegation fully supports …
My delegation is pleased to have the opportunity to participate in the debate on the item entitled “The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina”. This debate allows this Assembly to assess the progress achieved to date in the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herz…
As one enters the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) headquarters in New York, one sees an inscription on the wall near the receptionist’s desk which says that the earth has not been given to us by our parents but has been lent to us by our children. I think that inscription summarizes the esse…
At its fiftieth session the General Assembly reaffirmed the commitments made by the Heads of the State or Government at Copenhagen and decided to give highest priority to the national, regional and international policies and actions for the promotion of social progress, justice and the betterment of…
Mr. President, please accept our heartfelt congratulations on the assumption of your high office. Your unanimous election is a tribute to your great country, with which we enjoy friendly and fraternal relations. It is also a testimony to your diplomatic skills and personal standing in this world for…
It is a fundamental principle of Bangladesh’s policy to seek general and complete disarmament, a commitment that has been reflected in our adherence to the major international treaties and conventions relating to disarmament. We are therefore trying to play an active and constructive role at the 61-…
On behalf of the Government and the people of Bangladesh, I wish to thank you most profoundly, Sir, for your kind words of sympathy and condolence at the recent flood in Bangladesh. I also take this opportunity to express gratitude to the Secretary- General for his appeal to Member States to offer a…
On behalf of the people and the Government of Bangladesh, I wish to thank you most profusely, Mr. President, for your kind words of sympathy and condolence expressed at the death and destruction caused by a tornado that struck and wreaked havoc in northern Bangladesh on Monday, 13 May. I take this o…
As a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Bangladesh was party to, and strongly supported, the request for the reopening of agenda item 44, with its focus on the Israeli attacks against Lebanon and their consequences.
The rationale for our support…
It is indeed a great pleasure for me and my delegation to be able to attend this resumed fiftieth session of the General Assembly on public administration and development. The Government of Bangladesh attaches great importance to this subject, as it feels strongly that an efficient and effective pub…
The Secretary-General has characterized the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development — the Copenhagen Declaration and the Programme of Action — as a “new social contract, at the global level” (A/CONF.166/9, annex II). It has certainly created a unique and unprecedented framework for promot…
I am privileged to speak on this important agenda item on the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations. I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation to the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Peter Hansen, for the commenda…
It is a great honour for me to address this meeting of the plenary as we discuss the very important agenda item before us, “Restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields”. My delegation fully supports the views expressed on behalf of the Group of 7…
My delegation would like to join previous speakers in congratulating and paying tribute to the President of the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly, Foreign Minister Amara Essy, and his two colleagues in the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase…
Bangladesh was happy to participate in the Second International Conference of New or Restored Democracies, held in Managua from 4 to 6 July 1994, and was party to the Declaration and Plan of Action adopted by the Conference. We therefore welcomed and endorsed the inscription on the agenda of the ite…
