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…
I thank the leadership of Germany for convening today’s debate. Let me also commend the briefers for their informative and important contributions. I would also like to take this opportunity to condemn the recent terrorist attack in Sri Lanka, in which one of our young citizens lost his precious lif…
We thank the Council for giving Bangladesh the opportunity to make a statement. We thank the Under-Secretary-General and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict for their respective briefings and recommendations.
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I thank you, Sir, for giving Bangladesh this opportunity to speak. We wish to thank you and, through you, all members of the Council for the consensus adoption of the fairly comprehensive presidential statement S/PRST/2017/22 this afternoon.
It will be quite reassuring to the Rohingya and other com…
We convey our appreciation to the Uruguayan presidency for convening this open debate. We also thank the briefers for sharing their insights. And we acknowledge the commendable role played by Ms. Zainab Bangura as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. We wis…
We convey our appreciation to the Russian presidency for having convened today’s open debate.
My delegation aligns itself with the statements made, respectively, by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and by the representative of the State of Kuwait on…
We thank President Lykketoft for convening this meeting in response to the request of Egypt on behalf of a number of troop- and police-contributing countries, including Bangladesh.
Bangladesh contributes to the United Nations peacekeeping missions to internationally uphold certain values and princi…
My delegation expresses its appreciation to the presidency of Malaysia for convening this open debate.
Bangladesh aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
The potential consequence o…
The Bangladesh delegation wishes to congratulate the Japanese delegation for its successful presidency of the Council this month. We also appreciate this initiative to focus on peacebuilding in Africa and the detailed concept note (S/2016/586, annex) prepared for that purpose.
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It gives me immense pleasure to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, the draft resolution entitled “Interaction between the United Nations, national parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union”, contained in document A/70/L.59.
Bangladesh takes pride in presenting this text. We are pleased that …
The least developed countries (LDCs) would like to express our thanks to all of the States Members of the United Nations for having adopted the very important resolution 70/294, endorsing the Political Declaration of the Comprehensive High-level Midterm Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action for…
We express our appreciation to the Japanese presidency for convening this open debate.
My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and by the representative of Kuwait on behalf of the Organization o…
At the outset, I align myself with the statement made by the representative of Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (see A/70/PV.109).
The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy is a living document. The tenth anniversary of its adoption is a sobering reminder…
We thank the Angolan presidency for organizing this important open debate in what has been dubbed as the “month of Africa” in the Council.
Bangladesh takes this opportunity to recall our pioneering role in contributing to the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) during our membership in the Security …
We align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of Indonesia on behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States.
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I join the international community in reaffirming our firm commitment to combat all for…
We thank the Security Council presidency for organizing this open debate on a highly pertinent issue. We appreciate the valuable thoughts shared by the briefers.
Emerging from the ashes of our independence war in 1971, Bangladesh undertook an arduous yet sustained process, moving from post-conflict…
My delegation thanks the Venezuelan presidency of the Council for convening this open debate and for the thought-provoking concept note (S/2016/103, annex). We also thank the Secretary- General for his introductory briefing.
We take this opportunity to reiterate Bangladesh’s unwavering commitment t…
We convey our appreciation to the delegation of Uruguay for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, with a focus on Palestine.
My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, and o…
We convey our appreciation to the your presidency, Sir, for organizing today’s debate.
As one of the leading troop-contributing countries, Bangladesh has usually taken a pragmatic approach to the protection-of-civilians mandate in both practice and preparedness, while adhering to the underlying
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I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the 48 least developed countries (LDCs). The Group of LDCs associates itself with the statement made by the Chair of the Group of 77 and China (see A/70/PV.76).
We would like to congratulate all delegations on the efforts made to ensure ad…
