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Bangladesh needs coordinated steps for sustainable graduation   Permanent representative of Bangladesh to the UN ambassador Rabab Fatima. Permanent representative of Bangladesh to the UN ambassador Rabab Fatima has said that they need bold, innovative, improved and coordinated support measures from the development partners, United Nations system, and other international and regional organisations to ensure the sustainability of the graduating and the graduated countries. She was speaking at the virtual thematic discussion on LDC5 PrepCom entitled, Towards Improved Support to ...

Eric LeCompte Addresses Special UN Session on COVID Response Eric LeCompte Addresses Special UN Session on COVID Response April 24, 2021 United Nations ECOSOC Special Session on Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing States:  Financing a resilient recovery from the cascading effects of COVID-19  23 April 2021 By Eric LeCompte, Executive Director, Jubilee USA Network (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Your Excellencies, it's good to be with you for this critical high-level event on COVID response for Small Island Developing States (SIDs), Landlock...

United Nations Convenes High-Level COVID Response Session for Vulnerable Countries United Nations Convenes High-Level COVID Response Session for Vulnerable Countries April 23, 2021 Washington DC – The United Nations convened on COVID response and development needs for vulnerable, small island and landlocked countries. The President of the Economic and Social Council, Pakistan Ambassador Munir Akram organized the high-level event to focus on countries struggling with specific disadvantages from the crisis. “Small islands, poor countries and landlocked nations faced considerable risks and v...

2021-04-21 16:55:32 Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Ambassador L.Purevsuren chaired the Ambassadorial meeting of landlocked developing countries in Geneva on April 19. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on organizing a ministerial meeting of landlocked developing countries during the 15th session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development to be held on October 3-8, and the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization between November 30 and Decem...

Unequal Vaccine Distribution Self-Defeating, World Health Organization Chief Tells Economic and Social Council’s Special Ministerial Meeting Format Disparities, Inequity ‘Morally Unconscionable’, Says Head of World Trade Organization, Urging Practical Means to Tackle Hurdles With the number of new COVID-19 cases around the world nearly doubling over the past two months — approaching the highest infection rate observed during the pandemic — the unequal distribution of vaccines is not only a moral outrage, but economically and epidemiologically self-defeating, the head of the United N...