Published: 02:07 AM, 22 September 2023
PM meets Rabab Fatima in UN Headquarters
Senior UN official Rabab Fatima had a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday. -MOFA
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met with Rabab Fatima, UN High Representative for LDC, LLDCs and SIDS on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. She thanked the UN system for its continued support for Bangladesh's projected graduation from the LDC status by 2026.
The UN High Representative thanked the Prime Minister for flagging the Doha Program for Action for LDCs in her various statements at International Summits and Conferences this year. She urged Bangladesh to continue advocating for building a global food stock for LDCs in order to help them respond to future shocks and emergencies.
The UN High Representative appreciated the Prime Minister's leadership in making good use of LDC-specific international support measures, which sets Bangladesh apart among LDCs. The Prime Minister reiterated her government's readiness to share its experience with other LDCs. The UN High Representative shared her plans to organize an event for facilitating exchange of views among graduating Asian LDCs and African LDCs. They recalled the UN Secretary General's observation that graduating LDCs need to be rewarded, and not punished, for their performance.
The UN High Representative invited Bangladesh to actively take part in the 3rd UN LLDC Conference scheduled for June 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda.
