IPU support sought for social development

Bangladesh has underscored the need for addressing some of the key outstanding challenges over maternal malnutrition, child marriage, unskilled birth attendance and gender disparity
in tertiary education through IPU’s meaningful cooperation, reports UNB.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali discussed the issue when Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong met him at the Jatiya Sangsad yetserday.
“We’ve made it a foreign policy priority to facilitate the interaction of our Parliament Members with their counterparts from around the world,” he said.
The IPU Secretary General sought Bangladesh’s support on IPU’s initiative during the adoption of the post-2015 Development Agenda at the 70th UN General Assembly session in New York in September 2015.
In response, the Foreign Minister assured him of extending all possible support from Bangladesh in this regard.
Mahmood Ali reiterated that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been leading from the front in Bangladesh’s sustained efforts towards women’s empowerment.
The IPU Secretary General praised Bangladesh’s continued constructive engagement with IPU.
Mentioning successful election of Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP as the President of IPU Assembly, he said it would help take the relationship between Bangladesh and IPU to a new height.
The IPU Secretary General briefed the Foreign Minister about some of the recent initiatives of IPU, including the Cooperation Agreement between UN, parliaments and IPU, to further promote and showcase Parliament’s role in addressing certain specific development challenges.
The Foreign Minister particularly appreciated IPU’s current focus on enhancing the Parliaments’ role in designing and implementing the post-2015 Development Agenda, including SDGs.
Chungong is currently on his maiden visit to Bangladesh.

 

IPU support sought for social development

Bangladesh has underscored the need for addressing some of the key outstanding challenges over maternal malnutrition, child marriage, unskilled birth attendance and gender disparity in tertiary education through IPUs meaningful cooperation, reports UNB. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali discussed the issue when Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong met him at the Jatiya Sangsad yetserday. Weve made it a foreign policy priority to facilitate the interaction of our Parliament Members with their counterparts from around the world, he said. The IPU Secretary General sought Bangladeshs support on IPUs initiative during the adoption of the post-2015 Development Agenda at the 70th UN General Assembly session in New York in September 2015. In response, the Foreign Minister assured him of extending all possible support from Bangladesh in this regard. Mahmood Ali reiterated that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been leading from the front in Bangladeshs sustained efforts towards womens empowerment. The IPU Secretary General praised Bangladeshs continued constructive engagement with IPU. Mentioning successful election of Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP as the President of IPU Assembly, he said it would help take the relationship between Bangladesh and IPU to a new height. The IPU Secretary General briefed the Foreign Minister about some of the recent initiatives of IPU, including the Cooperation Agreement between UN, parliaments and IPU, to further promote and showcase Parliaments role in addressing certain specific development challenges. The Foreign Minister particularly appreciated IPUs current focus on enhancing the Parliaments role in designing and implementing the post-2015 Development Agenda, including SDGs. Chungong is currently on his maiden visit to Bangladesh.