Mainstreaming climate change adaptation in dev plans stressed
Mainstreaming climate change into planning needs to be done at every level, not just in national plans, climate experts opined. The relevant ministries such as water management, agriculture, health and others need to mainstream climate change into their respective plans, they said.
They were speaking at a discussion to reveal a study titled ‘Review of BCCSAP-2009’ at Sonargaon Hotel on Friday evening. Oxfam in Bangladesh with the assistance of a Dhaka based climate change study group conducted the study.
The speakers in the discussion stressed mainstreaming the climate change adaptation in the development planning of the country to cope with the adverse impacts of global warming.
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Political crisis threatening hard-earned economic progress: UN
The current political crisis in Bangladesh is exacting a heavy, human, social and economic toll, seriously threatening the hard-earned economic and social progress that the country has achieved, warns UN with a release form its news centre.
Voicing strong concern over widespread violence in Bangladesh that has left dozens of people dead since last month, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resolve differences over upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for January through dialogue, said the release published here on Wednesday.
UN emissary urges both parties to continue dialogue
UN Assistant Secretary General Oscar Fernández Taranco urged both the ruling and opposition camps in Bangladesh to continue the dialogue in the spirit of goodwill and compromise.
“Bangladesh leaders must continue to come together. I encourage both sides to continue the dialogue in the spirit of goodwill and compromise,” he said.
The UN envoy for Political Affairs made the call while addressing a crowded press conference before wrapping up his six-day hectic tour of Bangladesh on Wednesday to help its bickering political parties reach a...
The UN envoy for Political Affairs made the call while addressing a crowded press conference before wrapping up his six-day hectic tour of Bangladesh on Wednesday to help its bickering political parties reach a...
UN rights body seek stay on Mollah’s execution
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called for an eleventh-hour stay of execution for Abdul Quader Mollah, convicted of war crimes in a trial that did not meet ‘stringent international standards’ for imposition of the death penalty.
Pillay urged Bangladesh President to order the last-minute stay of execution for Quader Mollah.
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has written to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in a last-minute appeal, to halt the execution, according to a media release issued from Geneva on Tuesday.
In a statement last month, the High Commissioner urged the government of
US envoy to lead Bangladeshi business team to HK
Dan W Mozena, ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to Bangladesh will lead a high level business delegation comprising of senior Bangladeshi businessmen to Hong Kong from 8-11 December to encourage the US businesses in Hong Kong to explore new market in Bangladesh.
The main objective of the visit is to promote Bangladesh with US companies based in Hong Kong and to encourage them to explore new business opportunities in Bangladesh, says a press rlease.
President of Dhaka Chamber ...
The main objective of the visit is to promote Bangladesh with US companies based in Hong Kong and to encourage them to explore new business opportunities in Bangladesh, says a press rlease.
President of Dhaka Chamber ...
WB sets goal for access to health care
Ensuring greater access to affordable health care is a crucial factor in alleviating poverty and promoting economic growth, World Bank (WB) President Jim Yong Kim said Friday in announcing ambitious targets for preventing and treating chronic illnesses in developing countries.
About 100 million people are impoverished by medical expenses each year. The World Bank and World Health Organization aim by 2020 to reduce that figure by half and by 2030 to eliminate it altogether.
The consensus among many familiar with development and poverty alleviation is that providing universal health coverage is vital for economic development, said officials attending a conference in Tokyo.
