First of all, I would like to thank the President for convening this high- level plenary meeting — a timely event given our celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development and the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1). I would a…
It is an honour for me today to introduce, on behalf of all the co-sponsoring Member States, the draft resolution entitled “Follow- up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace” (A/70/L.24), in my maiden statement at the General Assembly as the Permanent Representative of Bang…
I am humbled to speak on behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States at this solemn moment to pay tribute to His Excellency Mr. Roble Olhaye, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Djibouti to the United Nations. It was with a heavy heart and profound sadness that last week we lea…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate New Zealand on its presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would like to express appreciation to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, Mr. Murray McCully, for organizing this debate on the situation in Middle East, including the Palesti…
I would like to thank the Permanent Missions of Spain and Turkey for introducing the important resolution 69/312, which Bangladesh is pleased to have co-sponsored. Bangladesh believes that all cultures and civilizations contribute to the enrichment of humankind, thereby recognizing the importance of…
I would like to convey my deep appreciation to His Excellency Mr. Nasser Judeh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Jordan, and to you, Mrs. Dina Kawar, for having organized this debate on the situation in Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
The Palestinian issue …
Mr. President, let me join my colleagues in thanking you for organizing this open debate.
Recurring acts of terrorism have posed one of the greatest threats to international peace and security in recent years. Millions of people, including women and children, have become innocent victims of terror …
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, a draft resolution entitled “Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace” (A/69/L.34). Bangladesh takes pride in having introduced the draft resolution on this item to the Assembly since 2001. We are pleased th…
It is indeed with a heavy heart that we address today the unspeakable suffering, death and devastation of Palestinians wrought by the inhuman, indiscriminate, brutal and disproportionate military aggression and assault by a Member State that is not following the rule of law and international standar…
Let me begin by sharing with the General Assembly some key features of the health sector in my country, Bangladesh.
My country faces a double burden of diseases — communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The great burden of communicable diseases is historical in a developing and …
Let me join earlier speakers in congratulating the Russian Federation on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June and on organizing this open debate on the very relevant and timely topic of new trends in peacekeeping operations. I also take this opportunity to thank Unde…
Every now and then, we get the opportunity to assemble in the Security Council to revisit the long story of the suffering of the Palestinian people. That suffering is the result of a regime of oppression and systematic violations of human rights that are without precedent anywhere on Earth. The home…
Let me start by thanking you, Madam President, for convening this open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report on the rule of law (S/2013/341).
We believe that the establishment of the rule of law at the national and international levels alike constitutes one of the core values an…
I begin by thanking Jordan, which has assumed the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January, for organizing today’s open debate on the theme “War, its lessons and the search for permanent peace”.
The founding of the United Nations was a reaction to the horrors of the Second Word W…
On behalf of its sponsors, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/68/L.28, entitled “Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace”. Bangladesh has taken pride in submitting this draft resolution to the Assembly since 2001. Since that time, the draft resolutio…
Every now and then, we participate in open debates in the Security Council in order to revisit the story of the long suffering and denial of the Palestinian people. The Palestinians have been subjected to a regime of oppression without precedent anywhere on Earth. They have no security in their home…
We are discussing the important issue of financing for development in a high- level context, at the beginning of a new session of the General Assembly. That in itself is a reflection of the importance we attach to this subject. The main theme for this event goes beyond the Monterrey Consensus and th…
On behalf of the members of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), I am pleased to present the report of the Commission on its sixth session as contained in document (S/2013/63).
We recall that it was you, Mr. President, in your previous capacity as Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission IN 2011,…
On behalf of the members of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), I am pleased to present the report of the Commission on its sixth session (A/67/715). The report is organized around the main functions and work of the Commission and places particular emphasis on the results achieved and the challenges…
Today is 26 March, our Independence Day. On this very day in 1971, when the enemy forces let loose a genocide, we started a life of death and destruction, a life of hope and sorrows. However, after nine months of bloody war in which 3 million sacrificed their sacred lives and 10 million were forced …
