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Announcement of Barbados as co-champion on marine protected areas at a high level panel event on World Ocean Day
Barbados steps forward as Commonwealth co-champion for marine protected areas
10 June 2021
Barbados has announced it is joining Seychelles to co-champion Commonwealth action on marine protected areas, a vital area in promoting ocean conservation and the sustainable blue economy.
The Caribbean nation joins 15 other ‘champion countries’ that have stepped forward to take the lead under the Commonwealth Blue Charter in mobilising action groups made up of like-minded member states, to tackle some of the world’s most pressing ocean challenges.
Hasina an epitome of statesmanship
Shawkat Ali Khan
1st June, 2021 10:43:03
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken centre stage in the global arena as Bangladesh has made tremendous achievements in all fronts under her dynamic and prudent leadership.
The world leaders praised her for playing significant roles in managing crisis, attaining economic growth, achieving millennium development goal, reducing poverty and curbing militancy with iron fist.
As a global leader, Sheikh Hasina has been maintaining healthy relations with all the countries in the world as part of Bangladesh’s foreign policy ‘Friendship to all, malice to none.’
With limited resources, her foresighted decisions saved lives and livelihood of thousands of people amid the Covid-19 pandemic that wreaked havoc in many countries across the globe.
Commonwealth health ministers, led by India, have called for swift and equal access to Covid-19 vaccines for everyone around the world.In a joint statement on Friday on behalf of the 54 Commonwealth member countries, they expressed deep concern .
Commonwealth health ministers seek equal access to Covid vaccines
Commonwealth health ministers, led by India, have called for swift and equal access to Covid-19 vaccines for everyone around the world.
By IANS
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Commonwealth health ministers, led by India, have called for swift and equal access to Covid-19 vaccines for everyone around the world.
In a joint statement on Friday on behalf of the 54 Commonwealth member countries, they expressed deep concern over the stark gaps in access and delivery of doses, especially in poor countries, and called for fair and transparent pricing for the vaccine.