Bangladesh, on behalf of the States members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, is disappointed to see that the delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic has broken consensus on the text of draft resolution A/73/L.45 by asking for a vote on the draft. The text of the draft resolution consists o…
In my capacity as Chair of the group of States members of the
Organization of Islamic Cooperation in New York, I have the pleasure to introduce draft resolution A/73/L.45, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation”. The draft resolution is consiste…
We thank the Secretary-General for transmitting the important report of the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) (see A/73/414) on improving coordination and cooperation to address the health needs of the most vulnerable for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SD…
Bangladesh thanks the Chinese presidency for organizing this open debate. We thank the Secretary-General and the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security for sharing their thoughts on further advancing the strategic partnership between the two organizations with a focus on peacekeeping…
We thank the President for convening this meeting as a curtain-raiser to the work of the intergovernmental negotiations on
Bangladesh reaffirms the central role of the Assembly on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters re…
Bangladesh aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
We thank the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session for sharing her insights and for linking the question of the revitalization of the G…
Bangladesh takes note of the report (see A/73/315) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and thanks Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General, for his able leadership of the Agency.
During the reporting period, in our national context, we have started construction of the Rooppur Nuclear Power P…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for presenting his reports (see A/73/PV.31).
This year, Bangladesh was once again elected to the Human Rights Council to represent the Group of Asia-Pacific States for the 2019-2021 term. We take this opportunity to once…
Bangladesh thanks the President of the International Court of Justice for his report (A/73/4) providing a summary of the Court’s extensive judicial activities over the reporting period, which involved a number of contentious, as well as new, cases. We would like to take this opportunity to once agai…
We thank you, Mr. President, for giving us an opportunity to speak. We appreciate the efforts by nine Council members to organize this briefing by Mr. Marzuki Darusman, Chairperson of the independent international fact- finding mission on Myanmar.
As far as Bangladesh is concerned, our overriding p…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. We would also like to make some additional remarks in our national capacity.
We thank the Secretary-General for his reports portraying the development scenario in Africa (A/73/…
We thank you, Sir, for convening this debate and for giving us an opportunity to speak. We thank Mr. Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his comprehensive briefing.
As a lead troop- and police-contributing country, Bangladesh takes pride in its value-driven contributi…
We thank the President for convening this high-level event to commemorate and promote the International Day against Nuclear Tests. We appreciate the insights shared with us by the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) and the Honorary Ambassador of the…
We thank the United Kingdom presidency for organizing this open debate. The focus on mediation and the settlement of disputes is significant, since the last time the Council deliberated on the subject was in April 2009 (see S/PV.6108). The presidential statement adopted in the aftermath of that deba…
We deeply appreciate the United Kingdom presidency’s initiative to organize this open briefing on the situation in Myanmar. The United Kingdom’s consistent lead on this issue in the Council has been a source of moral strength for the millions of Rohingya and others affected by this humanitarian cris…
We thank the Swedish presidency for organizing today’s open debate. Bangladesh welcomes the Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2427 (2018). The briefers shared grim realities about the fact that children’s rights, including their right to protection, are being trampled and ignored in many pa…
Bangladesh aligns itself with the statements delivered on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation this morning.
We join others in congratulating the Ambassadors of Finland and Jordan, and their respective delegations, for their diligent work in gu…
I have the privilege of delivering this statement on behalf of the least developed countries (LDCs).
We align ourselves with the statement just delivered by the representative of Egypt as Chair of the Group of 77 and China. We also wish him a happy birthday.
We congratulate all Member States on th…
We join other delegations in thanking the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s meeting and for sharing his insights to set the tone for our deliberations. We reiterate our appreciation to the President for successfully organizing the high-level meeting on peacebuilding and sustain…
We thank the Polish presidency for organizing this open debate and for the concept note (S/2018/444, annex). We also thank the Secretary-General and the other briefers for highlighting some key areas of concern from conflict situations around the world — from Palestine to the Democratic Republic of…
