PM for forging strong partnership for common good of global humanity

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the world community to forge a strong partnership for common good of global humanity seizing the current Covid-19 situation.

Addressing a function at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on the occasion of 75th founding anniversary of the UN body, the Bangladesh premier said her government has been disseminating the message of peace through instilling tolerance and respect.

“To do this, we have chosen education, science, culture and communications as effective tools,” she added.

UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay chaired the function, BSS reports.

Sheikh Hasina said the 75th anniversary is a unique moment “to celebrate our achievements” and it is also an important occasion to introspect and revisit the organization’s activities for the next 25 years leading to its centenary.

“Bangladesh’s commitment to the principles of UNESCO is reflected by our early membership in 1972,” she added.

“We consider this organization as one of the most effective platforms for promoting global peace and collective prosperity,” said the premier.

Guided by the peace-centric foreign policy of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh always remains at the forefront of global peace initiatives, she said, adding, “Our participation in UN peacekeeping as the top contributor is one such case.”

Sheikh Hasina said, “Our investment is particularly enormous in education with targeted interventions like stipends, gender-sensitive approach, school feeding programmes and ICT education.”

She said that her government is distributing 400 million free textbooks among around 42 million students at the beginning of school years.