Ambassador Rabab Fatima
'Strong political will crucial to ensure rights, dignity of migrants'
Fostering global solidarity is crucial for combating the rising xenophobia and intolerance, and discrimination against migrants.
Dhaka reiterates importance of ensuring safety, security of peacekeepers
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has reiterated the importance of ensuring safety and security of the peacekeepers.
Mobilising resources critical to end poverty: Bangladesh
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Ambassador Rabab Fatima has said eradicating poverty in all its forms everywhere is an overarching goal for Agenda-2030.
Dhaka seeks greater int'l solidarity, cooperation to tackle COVID-19 challenges
She identified universal and affordable access to vaccines, financing SDGs gap, ending the growing trends of poverty and inequality, supporting the migrant workers, reversing the falling trend of export earnings, ensuring the benefits of digitisation to all, and addressing climate and biodiversity emergencies as the top priorities of Bangladesh.
She was addressing the General Debate of the Second Committee at the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
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Bangladesh wants enhanced cooperation with ISA
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Rabab Fatima has stressed the need for increased cooperation between Bangladesh and ISA in the field of capacity building and technology transfer, as a means for achieving sustainable development goals.
Can't allow COVID-19 pandemic to become a children’s crisis: Ambassador Fatima
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh and Executive Board President of UNICEF Ambassador Rabab Fatima has said the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on essential services and regular programmes for the children is a matter of serious concern.
Dhaka for close partnership at all levels to combat trafficking in persons
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has underscored the need to have close partnership at the local, bilateral, regional and international levels to deal with the trans-border and trans-national nature of the crime like trafficking.
"Bangladesh has a zero tolerance policy against trafficking in persons", she said while speaking at the UN High Level Virtual Event for the Observance of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) on Thursday.
Bangladesh joins UN Alliance for Poverty Eradication
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has said countries will have to collaborate strongly for a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ambassador Rabab Fatima hails contributions of women peacekeepers globally
Permanent Representative (PR) of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has lauded the women peacekeepers globally for their outstanding contribution to international peace and security.
Early childhood dev, education of girlchild UNICEF’s priorities: Envoy
Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the President of the UNICEF’s Executive Board for 2020, Ambassador Rabab Fatima has said early childhood development and empowerment and education of girlchild are among the priorities of UNICEF for the current year.