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PM Hasina to speak at UNGA, follow Live
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will deliver her speech at the General Debate session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday night, Bangladesh time.
The following is the schedule of speakers: Friday, September 24.
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Morning: Cyprus, Nigeria, Lebanon, Senegal, Nicaragua, Germany, Slovenia, State of Palestine, European Union, Gambia, Armenia, Mauritius, Sweden, Barbados, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Japan, Malta, Ireland.
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At the time of posting, the first four speakers, till Senegal, have delivered their speech already.
Build a more equal, inclusive world: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said bold and concrete actions need to be taken at the global level with multilateral cooperation to fulfill the pledge to build a more equal and inclusive world as no single country can tackle this crisis alone.
“No single country can tackle this crisis alone. We need bold and concrete actions at the global level. We need multilateral cooperation in fulfilling our promises of UN75 Declaration to build a more equal and inclusive world,” she said.
The Prime Minister said this in a prerecorded message at the “Delivering the UN Common Agenda: Action to Achieve Equality and Inclusion” organised by Swedish Mission to the UN on Thursday.
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In her speech, Hasina highlighted six specific points in this regard.
The points are: Eliminating “vaccines divides” between the rich and the poor; presenting a new paradigm that will address inequality across the world in a holistic manner as it has deep relations with the SDGs; addressing the special financing needs of the most vulnerable countries, which include the LDCs, climate vulnerable countries; addressing the vulnerabilities of migrants and people on the move; bridging the stark “digital divides” to ensure equal opportunities for all, and create more opportunities for women and girls to act as a real “change makers”.
The Prime Minister said the Secretary General’s Report on “Our Common Agenda” provides an alarming picture of the growing inequality across the world, and the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the poorest and the most vulnerable countries the hardest. “Our decades of development gains on reducing poverty, inequality and exclusion are rapidly sliding back.”
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Hasina said the Constitution of Bangladesh ensures “Equality of opportunity to all citizens”.
“We’ve placed the most vulnerable section of our society at the centre of our efforts. And that include, women, the ultra-poor, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.”
Hasina seeks a resilient global food system; places suggestions
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has put forward a five-point suggestion for ensuring a resilient food system globally as it will be crucial in the coming days amid the falling food production due to the climate change and growing global population.
Hasina came up with the proposals while addressing the "United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021" in her prerecorded speech.
UN Secretary General António Guterres convened the event on Thursday.
Describing the proposals, the Prime Minister said first there should be research, investment and advanced technology sharing for agricultural development, and then there should be increased funding for developing countries for achieving a sustainable food system.
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Two-day art camp on PM Hasina begins at BSA
To mark the 75th birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a special two-day art camp was inaugurated at the National Art Gallery plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) Wednesday.
Seventy-five renowned female painters and artists of the country have joined the art camp titled "Sheikh Hasina: Bishwajoyi Nondito Neta.''
Portraying the eventful and historic life of Sheikh Hasina, eminent artists and art scholars – including Kanak Chanpa Chakma, Farida Zaman, Rokeya Sultana, Naima Haque, Ivy Zaman, Farzana Ahmed Shanta, and Syed Mahbuba Karim Mini – are participating in the camp.
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Declare Covid vaccines as 'global public good': Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her call to global leaders to declare Covid-19 vaccines as 'global public good' and allow the developing countries and LDCs to produce vaccines that have the capacity.
“For effective global vaccination, Covid-19 vaccines need to be declared as ‘global public good’. To guarantee universal access, local production of vaccines by the developing countries and LDCs that have the capacity must be allowed,” she said.
The Prime Minister made the call in her prerecorded speech for the ‘White House Global Covid-19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better Health Security to prepare For the Next’.
US President Joe Biden convened the Summit.
Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh took a three-fold approach to fight the pandemic.
Those are: Saving lives by allocating adequate medical facilities, equipment, life-saving drugs and resources; Supporting the livelihoods of citizens, especially the most vulnerable groups; and Recovering economic activities back on track as quickly as possible.
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Sheikh Hasina GM Chess: Indian IM Mitrabha Guha takes solo lead
Indian IM Mitrabha Guha took solo lead in the Joytu Sheikh Hasina International Grandmasters Chess Tournament’2021 securing full 4 points each after 4th round games held at Aarokanon Ballroom in Hotel 71 here on Wednesday,
Another Indian IM Koustav Chatterjee are jointly in the 2nd position with 3.5 points each.
Bangladesh Chess Federation with financial assistance of Canadian University of Bangladesh organised the tournament to mark the 75th birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Seven players are sharing 3rd position with 3 points each. They are: GM Ziaur Rahman and FM Debaraj Chatterjee of Bangladesh, GM Andrey Sumets of Ukraine, IM Aronyak Ghosh, IM Sanklap Gupta and IM Sayantan Das of India.
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In the day’s 4th round matches, IM Mitrabha beat IM Sayantan, IM Nubairshah drew with GM Sumets, IM Aronyk drew with GM Zia, IM Kaustav beat IM Sammed Joykumar Shety, IM Sankalp beat GM Alexy Kislinsky of Chez Republic, Sourath Biswas drew with GM Deep Sengupta, IM Abu Sufian Shakil drew with GM Vadim Malakhatko of Belgium, FM Debaraj beat IM Neelash Saha, FM Sk. Nasir Ahmed drew with GM Alexander Zubarev of Ukraine, WIM Arpita drew with GM Enamul Hossain, IM Srijit beat CM Sohel Chowdhury, CM Tahsin Tajwar Zia drew with GM Ghaem Ehsan Maghami of Iran, GM Mosadeghpour Masoud of Iran beat CM Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan of Sri Lanka, Shafiq Ahmed beat IM Asyl Abdyjapar of Kyrgyzstan, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman beat FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, FM Md Taibur Rahman beat IM Mahmood Lodhi, Subhayan Kundu beat CM Md. Sharif Hossain, CM Sadanan Hasan Dihan drew with FM Subrota Biswas, Sanket Chakravarty beat WFM Noshin Anjum, FM Piyumantha Sasith Nipun beat Swarnavo Choudhury, IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin beat CM Nayem Haque, Sakline Mostafa Sajid beat Anata Choudhury, Showkat Hossain Pollab beat CM Manon Reja Neer, CM Chanchal Kumar Ghosh beat Kazi Zarin Tasnim, CM Md Jamal Uddin beat wCM Jannatul Ferdous, WCM Ahmed Walijah drew with FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman, FM Md Saif Uddin Lavlu drew with Jabed Al Azad, Mohammad Shameem beat Wadifa Ahmed, Mortuza Mahathir Islam drew with Delwar Hossain and Md Sariatullah drew with Marzouq Chowdhury..
The 5th round games will be held on Thursday from 3:00 pm at same venue.
Act quickly to stop rollback of women’s progress: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the world needs to act urgently to stop the rollback of hard-earned women empowerment due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Our hard-earned progress is at risk of rollback. We need to act urgently to stop this. For that, we must place women at the front and centre of Covid recovery,” she said.
The Prime Minister said this while addressing the High Level Meeting on Women Leaders conveyed by the President of the General Assembly Volkan Bozkır at the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday.
She highlighted three points — localising the Advisory Board on Gender Equality, nurturing women-led organizations and convening a leaders’ summit to reinforce common agenda for gender equality -- to bring women progress back on track.
About the summit, Hasina said, “All leaders – not just us - should join and present concrete commitments for advancing gender equality.”
The Prime Minister said the Covid impacts have been especially hard for women. “Unpaid care work has increased. Gender-based violence has risen. Unicef anticipates additional ten million child marriages before the end of this decade.”
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In Bangladesh, she said, emphasis has been put on women empowerment. In their political empowerment, Bangladesh ranked 7th in the world. Increased number of women is joining the workforce.
PM joins opening session of 76th UNGA general debate
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday attended the opening session of the high-level general debate of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The UNGA general debate will continue till September 27 with participation of heads of states and governments across the world.
Sheikh Hasina will deliver her speech in the high-level general debate at the General Assembly Hall of the UN headquarters on September 24.
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The 76th session of the UNGA opened on September 14. On the opening day, Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives was sworn in as the president of the 76th session of UNGA.
Due to the global pandemic, small delegations are allowed in the UNGA this year.
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Over 100 Heads of State or Governments are expected to attend in person in the 76th UNGA.
Sheikh Hasina arrived in New York on Sunday last to join the UNGA for the 18th time as the head of the government of Bangladesh.
PM plants tree at UN gardens, dedicates those to Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday planted a honey locust tree and unveiled a bench at UN gardens and dedicated these to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of his birth centenary.
She planted the deciduous tree at the North Lawn of the United Nations Headquarters in the morning (local tome).
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said the United Nations had recognized Bangladesh on September 17 after its independence. Immediately after getting the recognition, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman came to the UN and made his speech here on September 25 and which was delivered in Bengal.
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“So, today a bench was dedicated to his name and a tree was planted in a very nice place here in the same month of September. The tree can survive for more than 100 years, which will continue spreading the message of peace,” she said, adding the bench and tree stand together to epitomize the values of peace.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam and Bangladesh Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima were, among others, present.
Locust trees are a type of fast-growing flowering plant, belonging to the family of plants known as Fabaceae. Almost all Locust trees can survive for more than a hundred years and their wood is deemed harder than the strongest deciduous trees.
The Prime Minister arrived here on Sunday to attend the 76th session of the United Nation General Assembly.
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She will attend the opening session of the UNGA general debate on Tuesday (September 21) and will address the general debate on September 24.
Besides, Sheikh Hasina will join a number of sideline events in the UNHQ and will have talks with some leaders from September 20 to 24 during her stay in New York.
Hasina seeks stronger steps to address ‘planetary emergency’
Renewing her call for strict implementation of the Paris Agreement, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked global leaders to take stronger steps urgently to address the planetary emergency of climate change.
Sheikh Hasina also placed six-point proposal before the global leaders as the COP-26 is just few months away.
Addressing a closed-door leaders’ meeting arranged for a small group of heads of state and governments on Climate Change held at Trusteeship Council of the UN Headquarters on Monday.
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The proposal include strict implementation of the Paris Agreement to keep the global temperature rise below 1.5 degree Celsius, realisation of annual $100 billion climate fund from the developed countries, 50 per cent of this fund should go to adaptation and resilience, especially to climate vulnerable countries.
The other proposals are: Forging new financial mechanisms and transfer of green technology to the developing countries, addressing loss-and-damage issue, and displacement of large-scale population due to climate change and capacity building of CVF countries to tackle the double jeopardy of pandemic and disaster, particularly with the increased frequency of climate-induced disasters.
“Finally, we need a ‘whole-of-the-world’ approach to leave a sustainable future for our next generations,” she said.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UN Secretary General António Guterres convened the meeting.
Hasina said climate vulnerable countries contribute the least to the global Green House gas emissions. “Yet, they’re the worst victims of the impacts of climate change.”