Hasina’s proposal of UN Global Compact on Migration adopted

Hossen Sohel of DOT
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposal of UN Global Compact on Migration was adopted in Marrakech, Morocco, said the Foreign Ministry yesterday.
A Bangladesh delegation led by the Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque is attending the UN Summit for adoption of the Global Compact for Migration in Morocco.
The delegation also includes Ambassador M Shameem Ahsan, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN offices in Geneva, Ambassador Masud Bin Momen, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN, Rownaq Jahan, Secretary, Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, Munirus Salehin, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment and Sultana Laila Hossain, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco.
In Marrakech, the delegation attended the 11th Global Forum on Migration and Development hosted by Morocco, an event organised by Platform for Disaster Displacement (PDD) and a multi-stakeholder breakfast meeting organised by Bangladesh Mission in Morocco.
Foreign Secretary Haque delivered the national statement at the Plenary meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference of UN to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
In the statement, he recalled the proposal for the Global Compact for migration made by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her address at the UNGA in 2016.
The Compact was adopted at Marrakech to which Bangladesh affirmed full support and to its implementation.
The Bangladesh delegation spent busy days in Marrakech.
Foreign Secretary Haque participated in a panel on climate change and mobility organized by UNEP and an event on PDD hosted by France.
He also chaired Dialogue 2 Session on ‘Partnership and innovative initiatives for the way forward’of the Intergovernmental Conference of UN to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.