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Bangladesh elected member of UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Bangladesh has been elected a member of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), a subsidiary body of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), for a three-year term beginning from January 2022.
Geopolitical rivalries should not weaken UN: Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for not allowing geopolitical rivalries to weaken the United Nations as the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that both developed and developing nations need the UN more than ever.
Bangladesh elected as executive member of three UN bodies
Bangladesh has been elected as a member of the executive board of three United Nations organisations -- UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS – by securing the highest votes for the term 2021-2023.
Bangladesh takes the lead in sending troops to UN Peacekeeping Missions
Bangladesh has secured the top position among 118 countries in sending troops to the United Nations peacekeeping missions.
UN features Bangladeshi architect Rizvi as ‘Real Life Hero’
The United Nations has featured Bangladeshi architect Rizvi Hassan as ‘Real Life Hero’ on its website, to appreciate his contribution in building a safe space for Rohingya women refugees.
UN issues stamps marking Peacekeepers Day, birth centenary of Bangabandhu
The UN Postal Administration, jointly with the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN in New York, has issued a set of commemorative stamps as a tribute to UN peacekeepers and marking the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Bangladesh maintains zero tolerance policy towards extremism: Ambassador Rabab Fatima
Bangladesh maintains a “zero tolerance” policy towards terrorism and violent extremism, says Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Rabab Fatima, at the UN Headquarters.
Bangladesh elected as the president of UNICEF Executive Board
Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has been unanimously elected as the President of the UNICEF Executive Board at the elections of the Bureau held yesterday at the UN Headquarters in New York.
TIB wants transparency on UN role over Rohingyas crisis
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) wants transparency and accountability of the United Nations in management of the humanitarian crisis of Rohingyas.
UN investigators cite Facebook role in Myanmar crisis
UN human rights experts investigating a possible genocide in Myanmar say that Facebook had played a role in spreading hate speech there.
UN official concerned over violence against minorities
Visiting United Nations Undersecretary General Adama Dieng expresses deep concern over the continuous violence against minority community and their rightlessness.
Atrocity crimes on Rohingya were preventable: UN adviser
United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng says the atrocity crimes on Rohingyas carried out by the Myanmar army were predictable and preventable.
UN wants to see fair polls in Bangladesh
The United Nations reiterates its position saying it wants to see free, fair and open elections everywhere including in Bangladesh.
Defying Trump, countries vote in favour of UN Jerusalem resolution
More than 120 countries defy President Donald Trump and vote in favour of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to drop its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Govt urged to collaborate with pvt sector, NGOs for SDG implementation
Speakers at the "Citizen's Conference on SDGs in Bangladesh" have urged the government to ensure its partnership with private sector, civil society and NGOs to implement programmes to achieve the sustainable development goals, set by the United Nations.
UN military adviser lauds Bangladesh
United Nations’ military advisor Lt Gen Carlos Humberto Loitey lauds Bangladesh in its effort towards global peacekeeping mission.
Rohingya women gang-raped by Myanmar army: UN
United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten says they consistently heard about sexual violence from Rohingya survivors, including gang-rape of women by multiple soldiers.
Myanmar gives green light to resume UN food aid to Rakhine
Myanmar authorities have agreed to allow the United Nations to resume food distributions in northern Rakhine state, suspended for nearly two months, World Food Programme (WFP) spokeswoman Bettina Luescher says.
Has UN failed the Rohingyas?
Endless streams of Rohingyas have crossed the Naf River into Bangladesh. The deaths of children at sea stand out most vividly. Rohingyas have left behind everything they had once known in the face of the Myanmar military's brutalities against their own people.
