Government, humanitarian community working to strengthen coordination

The first meeting of the Humanitarian Coordination Working Group (HCTT) in 2023 discussed strengthening cooperation on disaster risk management for government-led emergency response, co-chaired by Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, and co-chaired by Presided over. Gwynne Lewis, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, said in a press release. The meeting […]

UN chief calls for ‘massive investment’ in recovery from Pakistan

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for massive support to help Pakistan in its $16 billion reconstruction effort after devastating floods, saying the country has been a victim of climate chaos and the global financial system. Officials from nearly 40 countries as well as private donors and international financial institutions are gathering for a […]

Iran’s state body reports 200 deaths in protests, Raisi lauds ‘freedom’

“Iran has the most progressive constitution in the world” because it matches “ideals with democracy”, Raisi said in a speech to lawmakers, quoting an unnamed African lawyer he said he had met several years earlier. “The constitution guarantees the (existence) of the Islamic order,” he said, adding that it also “guarantees fundamental rights and legitimate […]

Ban Ki-moon is coming today

United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon is due to come to Bangladesh today in the evening. He will stay here for three days. He will visit Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training — dedicated to training of UN peacekeepers and will join international conference on climate change. According to a release of the United […]