State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam MP has said Bangladesh stands ready to share its good practices in agriculture and food security with the countries in comparable situations.
“We stand ready to share our good practices in the areas of agriculture and food security with countries in comparable situations,” he said at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in New York on Thursday, according to a press release received here today.
He was speaking at the Security Council Open Debate titled ‘Conflict and Food Security” while Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has joined the Global Champions Group on Global Crisis Response set up by the UN Secretary-General
Alam shared the achievements of Bangladesh in transforming the agriculture sector and achieve food self-sufficiency, which promoted rural development, empowerment of marginalized people, and protection of smallholder farmers.
Recalling the promises of the global community to implement the 2030 Agenda, he said that it is imperative to work together to ensure that everyone, everywhere has access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food, leaving no one behind.
Underlining the importance of enhancing productivity and ensuring effective food storage and distribution systems, he urged the developed countries to increase investments and targeted technology support in this regard.
The state minister called upon global solidarity to keep critical food delivery infrastructure out of harm’s way during conflicts.
“We support the notion of the Security Council Resolution 2417to ban ‘starving of civilians as a method of warfare,’ and to ensure unimpeded access of humanitarian actors during armed conflict”, he added.
Alam also called on the developed countries to fulfill climate commitments to create a more resilient agriculture and food system.
On Friday, the state minister held a bilateral meeting with UN General Assembly president Abdullah Shahid.
He thanked the President of the General Assembly for reposing his confidence on the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, Ambassador Rabab Fatima for co-facilitating the Progress Declaration of the first ever International Migration Review Forum.
He also held a bilateral meeting with Minister of Interior of Djibouti Said Nouh Hassan.
They discussed issues of mutual interest, including Bangladesh’s candidature for the Human Rights Council election for 2023-25.
The state minister is leading a high-level Bangladesh delegation to the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF).
Alam also visited Bangladesh consulate general in New York and directed the officials to ensure hassle free service to the Bangladesh expatriates.
Consulate general Dr M Monirul Islam and deputy permanent representative to the UN M Monwar Hossain were present.
