The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) opened its 79th…
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UN expert to visit Bangladesh to assess the impact of poverty on human rights
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human Rights Olivier De Schutter will visit Bangladesh to…
Bangladesh unanimously elected to the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Bangladesh has been unanimously elected as a member of the Commission on the Status of Women…
UN Resident Coordinator Gwyn Lewis calls on Foreign Minister, Discussion on possible ways to raise funding for humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees.
UN Resident Coordinator (UNRC) in Bangladesh Ms. Gwyn Lewis called on Foreign Minister Dr. A K…
UN Secretary-General appoints Major General Md Fakhrul Ahsan of Bangladesh as Force Commander in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Major General Md Fakhrul Ahsan of…
The GCA CEO seeks support from vulnerable countries like Bangladesh to stress the importance of doubling adaptation financing
Dr. Patrick V. Verkooijen, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) called on…
UN experts urge Bangladesh government to end judicial harassment of journalists
UN experts today urged the Bangladesh government to drop the charges against investigative journalist Rozina Islam…
UN in Bangladesh wishes a happy International Mother Language Day in many different languages
In the video published on 21 February on the United Nations Bangladesh’s official Facebook, Twitter, and…
UN Resident Coordinator meets Bangladesh Prime Minister to discuss UN-Bangladesh partnership and Rohingya refugee response
On 20 February, the UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, Gwyn Lewis, had a courtesy meeting with…
Launch of the Family Planning Strategy for Rohingya Refugees Humanitarian Crisis in Cox’s Bazar 2022-2025
The Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare officially…
The situation of persons affected by leprosy in Bangladesh indicates that the country’s outstanding economic growth is not reaching the entire population – UN expert Alice Cruz.
The situation of persons affected by leprosy in Bangladesh indicates that the country’s outstanding economic growth…
The UN in Bangladesh congratulates Md Shahabuddin on his presidential election
The United Nations in Bangladesh congratulates Md Shahabuddin on his election as the 22nd President of…
Government-Development Partners Discussion on Climate Action Priorities Leading Up to -COP28
One hundred and fifty-four countries signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in…
UN Secretary General’s SDG Advocate Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians concludes her visit to Bangladesh
The UN Secretary General’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate, Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians…
UN expert on leprosy Alice Cruz to visit Bangladesh
The UN Special Rapporteur on discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members, Alice…
The Bangladesh Government and the humanitarian community work to strengthen coordination in disaster response.
Strengthening collaboration on disaster risk management for the government-led emergency response was discussed at the first…
UN has reminded Bangladesh of its commitments, as a UN member state, to free expression, media freedom, and peaceful assembly among others written in the Declaration.
On 10 December, we mark International Human Rights Day. The day on which the United Nations…
CERF allocates $9 million to the Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh
The United Nation’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released a USD 9 million allocation to…
A joint mission of the UN, EU, UK, and Norway visited the Chittagong Hill Tracts to see first-hand the development initiatives in the area.
A high-level delegation of the United Nations in Bangladesh and key Development Partners has just concluded…
The UN is committed to leveraging gender-responsive procurement as part of its Business Operations Strategy and creating equal opportunities and outcomes for women.
The UN in Bangladesh organized a half-day long Gender-Responsive Procurement Workshop on 18th August 2022 to…