The 77th UNGA and Rohingya Crisis
The current session needs to build up on previous discussions and resolutions on the Rohingya crisis over the last few years.
1y ago
A prescription for the FY 2022-23 budget
Amid the ongoing global inflation and financial instability, the upcoming national budget has to be demand-driven and needs-based.
2y ago
76th UNGA Session: Call for decisive policy measures to combat the fallout of Covid-19
The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is set to open tomorrow. The secretary-general has already outlined a well-articulated and focused 10-point agenda for discussion that covers several broad challenges the world needs to overcome—ranging from poverty to climate change and adaptation, as well as SDG implementation.
3y ago
We need an inclusive roadmap to combat the fallout from Covid-19
Bangladesh has demonstrated significant economic resilience, despite the surge of the Covid-19 virus. However, we need to envision an inclusive, multi-sectoral and integrated roadmap to effectively combat the impact of the pandemic, and move ahead with the growth trajectory.
3y ago
Revitalising Bangladesh’s agriculture sector
Agriculture has consistently been the largest sector in Bangladesh, as in several other developing economies. About 50 percent of the population are employed in this sector and about 70 percent people overall depend on agriculture for their livelihood.
3y ago
Beyond the virus: Global priorities and perspectives
It is encouraging to know that the World Health Organization (WHO) is sending a mission to Wuhan in Hubei Province in China for the review and assessment of the origin and reasons of Covid-19, and China has endorsed this mission.
3y ago
WFP’s Nobel Peace Prize underscores the need to combat hunger first
The Nobel Committee awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to World Food Program (WFP) “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.”
3y ago
Preparing for the Covid-19 vaccine
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues and it’s second wave has already hit several countries, the need and urgency for the much expected vaccine has become critically more important than before.
3y ago
September 23, 2022
The 77th UNGA and Rohingya Crisis
The current session needs to build up on previous discussions and resolutions on the Rohingya crisis over the last few years.
May 29, 2022
A prescription for the FY 2022-23 budget
Amid the ongoing global inflation and financial instability, the upcoming national budget has to be demand-driven and needs-based.
September 13, 2021
76th UNGA Session: Call for decisive policy measures to combat the fallout of Covid-19
The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is set to open tomorrow. The secretary-general has already outlined a well-articulated and focused 10-point agenda for discussion that covers several broad challenges the world needs to overcome—ranging from poverty to climate change and adaptation, as well as SDG implementation.
August 10, 2021
We need an inclusive roadmap to combat the fallout from Covid-19
Bangladesh has demonstrated significant economic resilience, despite the surge of the Covid-19 virus. However, we need to envision an inclusive, multi-sectoral and integrated roadmap to effectively combat the impact of the pandemic, and move ahead with the growth trajectory.
February 11, 2021
Revitalising Bangladesh’s agriculture sector
Agriculture has consistently been the largest sector in Bangladesh, as in several other developing economies. About 50 percent of the population are employed in this sector and about 70 percent people overall depend on agriculture for their livelihood.
January 20, 2021
Beyond the virus: Global priorities and perspectives
It is encouraging to know that the World Health Organization (WHO) is sending a mission to Wuhan in Hubei Province in China for the review and assessment of the origin and reasons of Covid-19, and China has endorsed this mission.
October 16, 2020
WFP’s Nobel Peace Prize underscores the need to combat hunger first
The Nobel Committee awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to World Food Program (WFP) “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.”
September 27, 2020
Preparing for the Covid-19 vaccine
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues and it’s second wave has already hit several countries, the need and urgency for the much expected vaccine has become critically more important than before.
June 6, 2020
What should be the focus of the upcoming budget?
This year’s budget clearly needs to focus on addressing the emerging issues and challenges of the current pandemic.
May 21, 2020
UN needs a paradigm shift to lead us out of the crisis
The first Secretary-General of the United Nations, Trygve Lie, remarked in 1948, “The United Nations may need to adjust to new realities and respond to unforeseen circumstances that the world is not aware of today—and thus it has to demonstrate its relevance to withstand the test of time.”
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