We are happy to co-sponsor draft resolution A/76/L.3 and join others in supporting its adoption. We thank the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space for drafting the “Space2030” Agenda and its three-year implementation plan. We also thank the Committee for successfully holding its sixty-fourt…
I thank Ambassador Bob Rae for presenting the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) (A/75/747), and I take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation to him for his leadership of the Commission in 2020 in a very challenging year.
Despite the onslaught of an unprecedented global…
On behalf of Antigua and Barbuda, Ireland, my own delegation, Bangladesh, and 101 co-sponsors, as of the last count, I have the honour to introduce the first-ever United Nations draft resolution
on vision, entitled “Vision for Everyone: accelerating action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goa…
Bangladesh welcomes the holding of today’s plenary meeting to consider the annual report of the Security Council for 2021 (A/75/2). I thank the Permanent Representative of Estonia for the presentation of the annual report (see A/75/PV.78).
It is absolutely critical that there be regular interaction…
I have the honour to introduce the pre-recorded video statement by Honourable Minister of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh, Mr. Zahid Maleque, on the occasion of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on HIV/ AIDS.
I thank and commend the President for his decision to convene today’s joint debate on the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the representative of Azerbaijan, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (…
We align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of Costa Rica on behalf of the Group of Friends on the Responsibility to Protect (see A/75/PV.64). We welcome the initiative to introduce a draft resolution (A/75/L.82) in the General Assembly under this agenda item, of which we are pl…
On behalf of Ireland, Bangladesh and 67 other sponsors, I have the honour to introduce the first-ever draft resolution on global
drowning prevention. Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason and I thank all delegations for their valuable contribution and support in finalizing the draft text. The draft reso…
I thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive briefing on his priorities (see A/75/PV.51), which we fully endorse. We share his concerns about the pandemic’s impact on the Organization’s work and priorities, especially in the areas of peace and security, climate action, the economic disruptio…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM).
NAM wishes to express its deepest appreciation to the co-facilitators, Ambassador Rhonda King and Ambassador Craig Hawke, for their leadership and skilful steering of the intergovernmental consulta…
Our thanks go to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the question of Palestine and to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and the Secretary-General for their reports (A/75/35 and A/75/195) on the agenda item.
Yesterday we observed the Inte…
On behalf of 99 co-sponsors, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace”, as contained in document A/75/L.28.
This year, considering the constraints posed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, we…
I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the President for convening the meeting and for his commitment to pursuing the process of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform.
I join others in congratulating Her Excellency Ms. Joanna Wronecka, Permanent Representative of the Repub…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate, for sharing your insights on the need for a revitalization of the General Assembly and for upholding the values and principles of multilateralism.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made earlier today by the represe…
I wish to join other speakers this morning in welcoming the appointment of Mr. Rafael Mariano Rossi as Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). I would like to thank him for presenting the report of the Agency for 2019 (see A/75/303).
We take note of the agency’s continued…
Bangladesh is taking the floor once again in exercise of the right of reply in respect of the statement just made by the representative of Myanmar. Bangladesh strongly rejects the allegations made by Myanmar regarding the presence of terrorists inside the territory of Bangladesh. Such claims are tot…
I am taking the floor to respond to the statement made by the representative of Myanmar. It has, unfortunately, become routine that whenever Bangladesh presents facts, Myanmar takes the floor and wastes the Assembly’s time with concocted stories and assertions that have neither basis nor relevance. …
I thank the President of the Human Rights Council for her comprehensive presentation (see A/75/PV.21) of the report (A/75/53 and A/75/53/Add.1) on the work of the Council.
We commend the Council for continuing its important work despite the challenges posed by the pandemic. Bangladesh attaches high…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. My delegation thanks Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice, for presenting the report of the Court A/75/4), which provides a summary of its extensive judicial activities over the reporting period…
Bangladesh is taking the floor in exercise of its right of reply with regard to the statement made by Myanmar. Bangladesh strongly rejects the allegation of Myanmar regarding the presence of terrorist elements inside the territory of Bangladesh. Such claims are totally baseless, false and fabricated…
