Bangladesh has stressed the need for new, additional and accessible climate finance to address losses and damages faced by climate-vulnerable countries.
At the annual meeting of the Executive Board of UNDP, held in UN Headquarters on February 3, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury highlighted UNDP's crucial role in strengthening democratic participation and judicial reforms in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh also expressed support for ongoing UN reforms while emphasising the importance of preserving UNDP's delivery mandate and country-level programming.
Bangladesh reaffirmed its strong commitment to multilateralism and vowed to work in close partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for development in line with national priorities.
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Ambassador Chowdhury also emphasised the need for continued and predictable international support as Bangladesh prepares to graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category.
The Ambassador congratulated the new UNDP Administrator, Alexander De Croo for assuming his responsibility and reaffirmed Bangladesh's full support to his leadership.