{"id":69703,"date":"2021-06-18T11:40:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T11:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=69703"},"modified":"2021-06-18T11:40:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T11:40:54","slug":"fm-calls-upon-un-to-ensure-affordable-access-to-covid-19-vaccine-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=69703","title":{"rendered":"FM calls upon UN to ensure affordable access to Covid-19 vaccine for all"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dhaka:<\/strong> Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen lauded the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres for declaring the COVID-19 vaccine a public good and requested for UN\u2019s initiatives to ensure that the vaccine becomes accessible to all.<\/p>\n

Momen said this while he was having a bilateral meeting held with the Secretary General at the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The Secretary Generalin response informed about his efforts during the recent G-7 summit where he particularly mentioned about Bangladesh\u2019s capacity to produce vaccines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UN has a special relation with Bangladesh\u201d, said the Secretary General.<\/p>\n

He praised Bangladesh\u2019s strong leadership role in all areas of the UN\u2019s activities, especially in peacekeeping, climate change and women empowerment.<\/p>\n

Foreign Minister Momen congratulated Secretary General on his re-appointment for second term and commended his leadership of the UN in his first term as Secretary General.<\/p>\n

The Foreign Minister also thanked him for his continued attention to the Rohingya issue.<\/p>\n

He said that SG\u2019s personal intervention is now needed more than ever as the political situation in Myanmar had deteriorated.<\/p>\n

The Foreign Minister also stated that it is frustrating that many influential countries have enhanced their economic and business relations with Myanmar while publicly decrying the human rights violations there.<\/p>\n

Referring to the humanitarian gesture of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in providing shelter to the Rohingya, the Secretary General thanked Bangladesh for hosting the displaced Rohingya minorities from Myanmar.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world will not forget Bangladesh\u2019s generosity in hosting the largest refugee camps of the world\u201d, the Secretary General added.<\/p>\n

The Foreign Minister also briefed the SG about the facilities in Bhashan Char and stressed the importance of UN\u2019s operations there.<\/p>\n

The Foreign Minister said that, although Bangladesh is on track towards SDG implementation, there are concerns about the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, especially in securing financing for the SDGs.<\/p>\n

The Foreign Minister also called for continued support measures for graduating countries.<\/p>\n

The Foreign Minister requested SG for Bangladesh\u2019s enhanced representation in the United Nations particularly at senior management level.<\/p>\n

Later in the afternoon the Foreign Minister held a meeting with Rosemary DiCarlo, Under Secretary General for Department for Peace building and Political Affairs.<\/p>\n

During the meeting they discussed the current political situation in Myanmar and its impacts on the repatriation of the Rohingya Muslims from Bangladesh to Myanmar.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Rabab Fatima accompanied the Foreign Minister in both the meetings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dhaka: Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen lauded the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres for declaring the COVID-19 vaccine a public good and requested for UN\u2019s initiatives to ensure that the vaccine becomes accessible to all. Momen said this while he was having a bilateral meeting held with the Secretary General at the UN Headquarters in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":69704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n