Dhaka, 12 January 2012: The UNDAF Action Plan 2012-2016, the country’s first common operational plan of the UN System, was signed and endorsed by the Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance and the UN Country Team on 12 January 2012. Mr. Iqbal Mahmud, Secretary, ERD, signed the UNDAF Action Plan on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh and Mr. Neal Walker, UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, signed on behalf of the UN System.

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Dhaka, 10 December 2011: On December 10, the National Human Rights Commission led Human Rights Day 2011 celebrations in Dhaka by organizing a program around the theme: “Working together to promote Human Rights: Giving young people a voice.” Held at Dhaka University, the program opened with a panel discussion on human rights activism with university students featuring NHRC Honorary Members Fawzia Firoze Karim and Nirupa Dewan as well as Iqbal Sobhan Chowdury, President, Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists.

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Barguna, 18-21 November 2011: Mr Manoj Juneja, FAO Deputy Director-General (Operations) visited Bangladesh during 18 to 21 November 2011. During his visit, Mr Juneja went for field visit in Bamna of Barguna district to observe activities on food security and nutrition for the poor, especially women and children under the development project, jointly implemented by three UN agencies – UNICEF, WFP and FAO, funded by the Spanish Government.

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Dhaka, 13-16 November 2011: UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon visited Bangladesh on 13 November for a three day visit as part of three-country tour to South-East Asia. A key objective of his visit was to showcase the progress and leadership of these countries in advancing women’s and children’s health in the context of the “Every Woman Every Child” effort he initiated in 2010. In Bangladesh, (see pictures)

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Dhaka, 26 October 2011: Release of the State of World Population Report 2011

UNFPA’s annual flagship publication “State of World Population Report” was released on 26 October 2011 in Dhaka. The theme of this year’s report is “People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion.” The UNFPA Representative, Mr. Arthur Erken, handed the first copy of the report to the Honourable Minister of Planning, Air Vice Marshal (rtd) A.K. Khandoker.

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Dhaka, 24 October 2011: In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. The Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 by the representatives of the 50 countries. The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and by a majority of other signatories.

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Dhaka, 18 October 2011: A regional conference on South Asia Women's Political Leadership ended in Dhaka today following three days of intensive discussion on issues related to women's empowerment in the socio-political arena. The closing ceremony was marked by a common declaration on Women's Political Leadership in South Asia which underlined the importance of the principles of diversity, non-discrimination and gender equality as basic human rights and recognised the need for continuing advocacy for change and networking in the region regarding role of women's participation in politics.

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Dhaka, 11 October 2011: Dhaka Conference on 'Scaling Up Social Protection in Bangladesh: Providing Ladders Out Of Poverty and Social Safety Nets' ended with a call for the formulation of a national strategy to widen coverage and strengthen social protection system and a comprehensive Road Map for the scaling up of social protection schemes that combine both protection from and promotion out of poverty.

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Dhaka, 1 June 2011: Following a long and consultative process, the UN Country Team and the Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance, signed and endorsed Bangladesh’s new UNDAF 2012-2016 at the UNDAF Signing Ceremony on 1 June 2011. Mr. Neal Walker, UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, signed the UNDAF on behalf of the UN System and Mr. M. Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, Secretary, ERD, signed on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh. The ceremony was also attended by the Representatives of UN agencies in Bangladesh (UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP, FAO, ILO, IOM, UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIC, WHO and UN Women).

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Dhaka, 29 May 2011: Since the first United Nations peacekeeping mission in May 1948, peacekeeping has continually evolved to address issues of war, conflict, peace and security. Despite the many challenges, the missions are widely regarded as one of the most potent and effective international instruments for restoring peace, maintaining order and fostering rehabilitation and reconstruction in post-conflict settings.

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