Bangladesh Ambassador to UN Rabab Fatima elected as vice-president of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS
Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Bangladesh's permanent representative to the United Nations, has been elected as vice president of UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS Executive Board at an election held in New York, at the headquarters of the United Nations.
The ambassador of Bulgaria was elected as the president of the board, said a press release issued yesterday.
This will enable Bangladesh to work closely with the other board members and the leaderships of these three vital UN organs and provide them strategic guidance to their work, the release added.
In her address at the first meeting of the newly elected Executive Board, Ambassador Fatima thanked the board members for their support and confidence in Bangladesh's ability to contribute to the work of these important UN agencies.
She assured them of her delegation's full support to their work, especially now in their efforts to build back better from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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