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UN ready to support reforms in BD: Guterres

Special Correspondent from New York

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that the UN stands ready to support reforms in Bangladesh."The country team of the UN will like to support you," he said, adding that the newly adopted UN Pact of the Future was very much relevant to Bangladesh and its concessional funding applies to the country.Guterres ...

Accelerate steps against antimicrobial resistance

Adviser Fouzul urges int'l community

Special Correspondent from New York

Accelerate steps against antimicrobial resistance

Bangladesh has taken extensive advocacy, communication and social mobilisation initiatives against the antimicrobial resistance (AMR), as it is threatening to disrupt a century of progress in medicine."We have formed the Bangladesh AMR Response Alliance (BARA) for rational use of antibiotics, Bangladesh has taken the model pharmacy scheme, adherence to good manufacturing practices, and elevated the ...

World leaders call for clean energy investment as developing nations seek support

Special Correspondent from New York

World leaders called for far more investment in renewable energy to tackle climate change, with developing nations saying they need financial support to make the transition.Speaking at a Global Renewables Summit, Kenyan President William Ruto made the case for investing in renewables in Africa as part of the global pledge made at last year's COP28 ...

Dr Yunus urges global leaders to rethink economic system for safe energy transition

Special Correspondent from New York

Interim government Chief Advisor Dr Yunus has sought global leader's cooperation for the safe energy transition of Bangladesh saying that the Paris Agreement, the global accord for limiting the effects of climate change, won't work as long as the world sticks with the current economic system."The economic system we have built is the key to ...

China keen to invest in solar panel manufacturing, deepen ties with BD

Special Correspondent from New York

The Interim Government Chief of Bangladesh Dr Muhammad Yunus stressed closer relations with China and opened "a new chapter" in the ties between the two nations.During a bi-lateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made these remarks on the sideline of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters on Wednesday afternoon (NY time) ...

Yunus meets Pakistan's Sharif, Italy's Meloni in NY

Special Correspondent from New York

Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus had conducted bilateral meetings with the Italian and Pakistan Prime Minister and top bosses of the IMF, UNHCR and IMO at the side line of UNGA along with his crucial bi-lateral meeting with the US President Joe-Biden.Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called to open "a new page" in ...

ILO calls for social justice as key to achieving SDGs at UNGA Summit

Special Correspondent from New York

The International Labour Organization (ILO) will emphasise its message that social justice is key to unlocking the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) throughout its engagement at the upcoming discussions at the UN General Assembly (UNGA). It will stress that, in this pivotal moment, multilateralism must be relied upon to shape a future of dignity, opportunity, and inclusion. ...