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UN stakeholders in BD celebrates Sustainability Day

Published : Friday, 8 November, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 401
Business Correspondent
The United Nations Global Compact Network Bangladesh celebrated Sustainability Day 2024 with the theme of the year "Building Resilience: Advancing Sustainability."

The celebration was held at the Hotel Westin Dhaka on Wednesday, reflecting the critical moment in Bangladesh's history, with a change in the political landscape, an evolving regulatory environment and its upcoming graduation from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) category, says a press release. 

The event fosters dialogue and collaboration on these pertinent issues, aiming to set the path for a resilient and sustainable future.  The event brought together the United Nations, Government, Private Sector and Civil Society.

The Inaugural Session comprised Farooq Sobhan - Network Representative of the UN Global Compact Network Bangladesh, Stefan Liller Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bangladesh, Christian Brix Møller Ambassador of Denmark to Bangladesh, Antonio Alessandro Ambassador of Italy to Bangladesh, Ambassador M. Riaz Hamidullah, Additional Foreign Secretary (Multilateral), The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Govt. of Bangladesh, Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen Ambassador of Norway to Bangladesh and the Chief Guest Ms. Lamiya Morshed Principal Coordinator, Sustainable Development Goals, of the Chief Advisor's Office.

The Chief Guest Ms. Lamiya Morshed, Principal Coordinator, Sustainable Development Goals, Chief Advisor's Office, shared her views on accelerating SDGs in Bangladesh and announced the launch of the UN Global Compact Network Bangladesh Report - Annual Report 2023-2024.

The discussions throughout the Event covered critical sustainability topics: Strengthening Food Security across the Value Chain, Advancing Business & Human Rights in Bangladesh, Harnessing Technology & AI to Tackle Corruption in Bangladesh, Roadmap towards Building on the EU regulations and its impact on Bangladeshi companies, and Building CMSME capacity towards the LDC graduation of Bangladesh. 

The event was concluded by Ms. Shahamin S. Zaman, Executive Director of United Nations Global Compact Network Bangladesh.



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