"BANGLADESH"

Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, addresses the general debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 19 - 23 and 26 September 2023).

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Jalil Abbas Jilani, said, “We would like to have peace with India, but at the same time it will be contingent upon the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions.” UNIFEED

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, told the General Assembly, “Despite contributing less than 0.47 per cent of global emissions, Bangladesh is one of the most climatically-vulnerable countries in the world.” UNIFEED

The first-ever Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation will be hosted in Rome by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 25 to 27 September 2023. FAO

The President of the Slovak Republic, Zuzana Caputova told delegates at the annual General Assembly Debate that the time for talking, discussions and promises “is over,” adding “this General Assembly must start with the ultimate purpose, for which the UN was founded: restoration of peace.” UNIFEED

At the halfway mark towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), two-thirds of child-related indicators are off-pace to meet their targets, according to a new UNICEF report. UNICEF

Top UN-appointed independent rights experts maintained at the UN Human Rights Council that serious international crimes continue to be inflicted against the people in Myanmar by the country’s military junta and affiliate militias, while armed conflict has intensified substantially. UNTV CH

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, there are “concerning trends for COVID ahead of the winter season in the northern hemisphere.” WHO

The UN Human Rights chief voiced concern at the continued intimidation and harassment of human rights advocates and civil society leaders through legal proceedings in Bangladesh, including Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus, known for his work on poverty alleviation through Grameen Bank, and two leaders of the respected human rights organization Odhikar. UNTV CH

Floods, droughts and extreme temperatures continued to be the norm during the month of August. UNIFEED