Akm Shehabuddin Kisslu: Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh said United Nation must need to gain the trust and confidence of the people of all countries.” the United Nations must lead from the forefront and work to fulfill the expectations of all of us, “She added. While addressing the 77th general assembly debate on Friday, the 24th September, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina clutched the center stage attention of the general assembly and the world’s leader.
“We believe that antagonism like war or economic sanctions,Counter-sanctions can never bring good to any nation. Mutual dialogue isthe best way to resolve crises and disputes” Prime Ministter Hasina said.
Thanking the Secretary General of United Nations Antonio Guterres for setting up the Global Crisis Response Group, She said, the world reached a critical time and situation, when mutual solidarity must be shown more than ever. We need to prove that in times of crisis, the United Nations remains the cornerstone of the multilateral system. “I am working with other world leaders to determine a global solution commensurate with the gravity and depth of the current situation,” She added.
One of the most important political figure in South east Asia ,Sheikh Hasina expressed her serious concerns on Russia-Ukraine conflict and said, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has plunged the world further into a grave Uncertainty. Escalating food insecurity, energy and economic crisis areaffecting us all. Countries that are already in vulnerable situation needing support to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will now face even more challenges to achieve the SDGs.
Our planet Earth today is plagued by multiple complex and multi- dimensional challenges like climate change, violence and conflict, and the Covid-19 pandemic. “ This year’s UN General assembly theme calls for united efforts to find ways to overcome these challenges and revitalize our economy to build a
peaceful and sustainable world. And to achieve this goal we need to act collectively without any delay,” She said.
Our planet Earth today is plagued by multiple complex and multi-dimensional challenges like climate change, violence and conflict, and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Quoting the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s maiden address to this great Assembly on 25 September1974, ‘Our total commitment to peace is born of the realization that only an environment of peace would enable us to enjoy the fruits of our hard-won national independence and to mobilize and concentrate all our energies and resources in combating the scourges of poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy and unemployment. We therefore welcome every effort aimed at advancing the process of détente, relaxation of tension, limitation of armaments and the promotion of peaceful coexistence in every part of the world, whether in Asia, Africa, Europe or Latin America.’ – Sheikh Hasina said the statement of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib is still equally relevant in the present global context. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister claimed that her country Bangladesh is now one of the five fastest growing economies in the world. We are 41st in terms of GDP.We have reduced the poverty rate from 41 percent to 20.5 percent in the last decade. Our per capita income has tripled to 2,824 US dollars in just a decade. And they are working towards sustainable economic growth, creating equal opportunities for all and realizing an inclusive peaceful society and social harmony.
