Bangladesh Prime Minister joined the General Debate of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday (New York time).During her stay in New York till Thursday, she will attend most of the crucial sessions at the UN.
Diplomats and officials accompanying the Bangladesh Prime Minister said Sheikh Hasina's active participation will appreciably boost the image of the country in the global forum. The comprehensive successes of the development goals set by United Nations, and often attributed to Bangladesh as role model by global development partners, Sheikh Hasina will take opportunity to present her country's achievements in different forums, the official said. She made the country's statement at a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants at the UN headquarters on Monday. Detail of her statement is still coming.
Bangladesh currently is the elected president of the Global Migration Forum and its ninth meeting will be held in December in Dhaka.In the light of the Bangladesh experience on refugees and migration, Prime Minister will put forward several recommendations at the UNGA. She sought support of the world leaders to identify the causes of the refugee and migration crisis.She appealed to the world leaders to resolve the issue of refugee and migration issue and offered Bangladesh's participation in mitigating the crisis.
Later in the day she co-chaired Roundtable 5, titled ‘Global Compact for Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration: Towards Realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Achieving Full Respect for the Human Rights of Migrants', of the meet.At the meeting she urged the UN to facilitate safety and security of the refugees and forced migrants from conflict zones and reiterated Bangladesh's offer for a solution to the crisis.
Later she joined the Asian Leaders' Forum on Countering Terrorism hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Hotel Marriot Eastside on Monday.The Prime Minister also attended a side-event on South-South and Triangular Cooperation in Scaling up Innovation in Public Service Delivery. Bangladesh and UN Office for South-South Cooperation will jointly host the program at the UN headquarters.
Bangladesh premier attended a luncheon meeting hosted by the Business Council of International Understanding (BCIU) at Hotel Waldorf Astoria, New York.The meeting was also attended by a business delegation of 100 members led by Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI), who accompanied the Prime Minister to New York.Official's privy to the Prime Minister program said she highlighted Bangladesh's business prospects before the leading American business conglomerates at the BCIU meeting.
She held parleys with Nobel laureate State Counselor and Foreign Minister of Myanmar Aung Saan Suu Kyi in a warm and cordial atmosphere, official sources said.Amidst growing tension at the border on smuggling and delay in repatriation of Rohingya refugees, the talks described by Bangladesh diplomats as crucial and significant to improve bilateral relations.Myanmar is major development partner in establishment of connectivity through its country to China with Bangladesh and India.
Earlier on Sunday afternoon she arrived at New York from Montreal after winding up her four-day official visit to Canada to attend the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund (GF).Prime Minister and was received by Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin, Permanent Representative to the UN Masud Bin Momen with floral bouquets.Tomorrow, on September 21, the Prime Minister is scheduled to join the launching event of the Global Deal Initiative Enhanced Social Dialogue for Decent Work and Inclusive Growth to be organised by Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfvén.
On the sidelines of the UNGA, Sheikh Hasina will hold bilateral meetings with number of world dignitaries, including President of Switzerland Johann Schneider-Ammann as well as Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum (WEF) Klaus Schwab and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.
On Tuesday (20 September) the prime minister will deliver her statement at the General Debate of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly at the General Assembly Hall in the afternoon on September 21.
She will attend a reception to be organized by the Bangladesh community at Hotel Grand Hyatt, New York on September 21 and address a press briefing at Permanent Mission of Bangladesh in New York on September 22.
-Saleem Samad
from United Nations – See more at: http://dailyasianage.com/news/31525/resolve-migration-and–refugee-crisis-hasina#sthash.8D6li9oT.dpuf
