Bangladesh called for strengthening global solidarity and adopting a well-coordinated response to address the ongoing global crisis, the foreign ministry said on Friday
“As a member of the Champions of the Global Crisis Response Group, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working with other global leaders to chart a global response commensurate with the scale and gravity of the crises,” said State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Md. Shariar Alam.
He was addressing a Ministerial roundtable titled “Accelerating achievement of the SDGs by 2030: addressing on-going crises and overcoming challenges” at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2022 at the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday.
The Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima and high-level officials were present at the event.
Highlighting the impacts of multiple and overlapping crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and the war in Ukraine, along with other protracted conflicts, the State Minister said, Bangladesh, has been able to show strong resilience to tackle the impacts of these crises.
“We rolled out TK 22 billion dollars of stimulus to keep our economy afloat. The social safety net was extensively expanded. Besides, we also spent billions of dollars on vaccines”.
The State Minister said Bangladesh’s "whole-of-society" approach, national data repository system, SDG tracker, and localization efforts have paved the way to accelerate the SDGs implementation.
Putting a spotlight on Bangladesh's innovative, inclusive, and people-centred adaptation strategies, the State Minister stressed the high importance of global solidarity and partnership to tackle the adverse impacts of Climate Change.
In this connection, he mentioned that Bangladesh has emerged as a role model for disaster risk response and crisis management.
The State Minister urged the leading UN agencies, development partners, as well as multilateral donors, and the private sector to come forward to support national efforts, especially of the most vulnerable countries, by providing additional financial and technological support to put the countries back on a sustainable, resilient, and inclusive recovery track.
He discussed issues of mutual interests including Bangladesh’s candidature for the election of the Human Rights Council for 2022-23.
The State Minister is leading a high-level Bangladesh Delegation to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2022, which is being held at the UN Headquarters in New York.
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