Reforms to make Bangladesh a perfect democracy: Guterres

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres concluded his Ramadan solidarity visit on Sunday morning, expressing his hope that Bangladesh would become one of the most perfect democracies in the world through reforms. Guterres left HazratShahjalal International Airport at 9:55am on Sunday. Environment, Forests and Climate Change Adviser SyedaRizwanaHasan and Chief Adviser's High Representative for

UN chief calls for more support for Rohingyas

United Nations Secretary-General AntónioGuterresSaturday reiterated his call to the international community to provide more support for Rohingyas to aviod humanitarian disasters in refugee camps in Bangladesh. "I strongly appeal to the international community to allow us to avoid any tragedy," he said in a joint press briefing at Hotel Intercontinental. The UN

UN views reform in Bangladesh as internal matter: BNP

The United Nations considers political reforms in Bangladesh an internal matter, said BNP leaders following a roundtable discussion on reform proposals on Saturday. Speaking to reporters after the discussion, BNP Secretary General MirzaFakhrul Islam Alamgir said they told the UN that reforms should be implemented as soon as possible, with a

UN chief Guterres in city with packed schedule

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Dhaka on Thursday with a packed schedule for Friday and Saturday, featuring a series of meetings and greater engagements in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camp, before his departure on Sunday morning. Foreign Affairs Adviser MdTouhidHossain received the UN chief after his arrival at HazratShahjalal International

Multilateral systems in urgent need of reform, Says UN Secretary General

As the United Nations gears up to host the international community for the high-level meeting week, the UN chief appeals to world leaders to commit to universal agreements to work towards solutions. On Wednesday, Secretary-General António Guterres spoke to reporters ahead of the upcoming 79th high-level session of the UN General

UN chief fears Ukraine war will go on

UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday he was pessimistic that Russia's war in Ukraine would end soon but he hoped it would be over by the end of next year. "I am not optimistic about the possibility of effective peace talks in the immediate future," he told reporters during his annual

A plea for the creation of a UN Youth Assembly

There are many ways the UN can have a sizeable role in promoting the engagement and participation of youth and helping them becoming a central pillar of a new way of doing policy-making. After all, if we want to rethink the relationships between the state and citizens, the foundation of a