Bangladesh: Bangladesh pledges to focus on global solidarity as new UN PBC chair

DHAKA, 03 February 2022, (TON): The Bangladesh government said “winning the chairpersonship of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) by Bangladesh is a testament of the international community's trust and confidence in Bangladesh as an important contributor to international peace in some of the most difficult corners of the world.”

“We'll put particular focus on promoting global solidarity to help mitigate the impact of the pandemic on development and peacebuilding," said Ambassador Rabab Fatima who was unanimously elected as Chair of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for 2022.

The elections to the Chair and Vice-Chairs of PBC were held on Tuesday at the UN Headquarters in New York.

Ambassador Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, is the first woman to be elected as the PBC Chair.

Bangladesh has been a member of PBC since its inception. Earlier, Bangladesh served the Commission as chair in 2012.

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