As a newly elected member of the Security Council, Bangladesh takes up its responsibility with great humility and a strong sense of commitment and determination.
Bangladesh believes it is very fitting for Vice- President Al Gore of the United States to preside over the first Security Council meetin…
Bangladesh, as the Chair of the Asian Group for this month, is honoured to join the nations of the world in paying our tribute to the
He was a far-sighted statesman who heralded dynamic changes, not only in his country, but also in the region. His untiring efforts and statesmanship earned him the r…
Yesterday the United Nations observed the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. It is fitting that yesterday and today the General Assembly is considering agenda items 44 and 43, respectively, on the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East. With your permiss…
Bangladesh considers the agenda item entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies” one of the more important items before the General Assembly at its fifty- fourth session. Bangladesh believes that the United Nati…
Let me express at the outset our appreciation of the comprehensive, candid and focused report of the Secretary-General on the University for Peace (A/54/312). We have noted with satisfaction the actions taken by the Secretary-General to establish due oversight and accountability in the areas of admi…
Bangladesh is happy to participate in the debate on agenda item 29, “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference” today in the plenary General Assembly. We commend the Secretary- General of the United Nations for his concise and focused report on this agenda…
The Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the World Summit for Social Development in 1995 drew up a detailed blueprint for actions by States, civil society and international organizations to ensure social development for all. Next June, the General Assembly will hold a special se…
My delegation is happy to find that this year, as in the past two years, the Secretary-General was given the opportunity to introduce his report on the work of the Organization at the beginning of the general debate. This is a welcome arrangement which should continue in the future.
My delegation i…
As the coordinator of the negotiating group of the General Assembly which met for a number of months on document A/53/L.79, I have the pleasure to introduce that document for adoption by the General Assembly. In this connection, I also draw members’ attention to document A/53/1049 of 8 September 199…
It is a particular pleasure for my delegation to initiate the discussion on agenda item 31, entitled “Culture of peace”. We have before us the Secretary-General’s report in document
Last year, Bangladesh was honoured to present to the General Assembly in plenary meeting, on behalf of 50 countries, …
The indomitable spirit of Africa has energized us always. It is in the perspective of our commitment to the development and prosperity of Africa as a developing region that Bangladesh is honoured to participate in the General Assembly’s discussion of progress in the implementation of the United Nati…
I would like to express, on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh, our gratitude for the adoption by consensus at this plenary meeting of the General Assembly resolution 53/1, entitled “Assistance to Bangladesh in the wake of the devastating floods”. Coincidentally, this is the first resolution to …
We have engaged ourselves in a dialogue on the impact of globalization and interdependence and their policy implications. The current international context provides an opportunity for serious reflection. We hope that the collective wisdom gained through our deliberations will lead to the adoption of…
Document A/52/1022 contains some mistakes, and I believe that it is appropriate for me to bring them to the attention of the Assembly. In annex III, the last sentence of paragraph 13 contains two mistakes: instead of “these resources” it should read “implementation of these recommendations”, and 199…
The Assembly will recall that in its resolution 52/12 B the Assembly, inter alia, invited the Economic and Social Council to consider, at its organizational and substantive sessions in 1998 — as part of the review of the mandates, composition, functions and working methods of its functional commissi…
In my capacity as Chairman of the Fifth Committee, I should like to bring to your attention, Sir, and to the attention of the General Assembly a technical correction in the document which we are now considering: A/C.5/52/L.17.
In the second line of the second preambular paragraph of that document, …
At the outset let me announce that Bangladesh has become one of the sponsors of three draft resolutions, A/52/L.49, L.50 and L.51, that are now being circulated on this question.
Bangladesh is deeply appreciative of the substantive report on the question of Palestine submitted by the Committee on t…
It is a pleasure and an honour for Bangladesh to introduce draft resolution A/52/L.4/Rev.1, on behalf of my delegation and all the sponsors listed in the draft resolution, as well as the new sponsors of this draft resolution: the Central African Republic, Chile, Jamaica, South Africa and Swaziland.
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Allow me to express our thanks to the Secretary-General for his report, contained in document A/52/1, providing us with a thematic overview of the activities of the Organization over the past year. The Secretary-General deserves our appreciation for the incisive analysis of the trends shaping today’…
My delegation, along with 42 other cosponsors, was disappointed to listen to the statement made by the representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union, proposing a deferment of action on draft resolution A/52/L.4.
We had a very good and full debate on the item on a culture of peace thi…
