“We believe that as a member state, Bangladesh has more to contribute to the works of the UNIDO,” said Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun seeking support for Bangladesh’s candidate for the election to the UNIDO’s External Auditor to uphold their shared goals and aspirations.

The Industries Minister was addressing the 18th session of the general conference of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Minister of Energy and Industry, UAE and President of the session Eng Suhail Al Mazrouei and UNIDO Director General Li Yong, among others, spoke at the event.

Minister Humayun strongly urged UNIDO for continued support for the industrial development of the LDCs, including countries-in-transition like Bangladesh, and support them to achieve SDGs.

Humayun informed that Bangladesh has a successful industrialisation programme that has contributed to a huge leap of the country’s manufacturing sector, currently accounts for 24.20 percent of its GDP.

“We would therefore be pleased to share our best practices with other developing countries, including LDCs,” he said.

The Industries Minister said Bangladesh strongly believes that a harmonious and sustainable development as well as achieving SDGs by LDCs is only possible through inclusive industrialisation.

He said Bangladesh is concerned about LDC’s struggle to achieve the objectives of the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPOA).

“We stress effective implementation of IPOA, the 2030 Agenda and other development-related outcomes to ensure LDC interests while being confident that, at the same time, UNIDO will also support the implementation of the directives of the 8th LDC Ministerial and the previous ministerial meetings,” the minister added.