Bangladesh has been elected unanimously to help as vp of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the high intergovernmental body of the UN accountable for the promotion and safety of all human rights across the globe.
The resolution was once made the day gone by afternoon, when the Human Rights Council met for an organisational session pertinent to the council’s work for the year 2025.
As an elected vice-president, the Permanent Consultant of Bangladesh to the UN and other Global Organizations in Geneva will join the bureau of the Human Rights Council from 1 January to 31 December 2025.
The bureau of the Human Rights Council contains one President and four Vice Presidents representing every of the 5 UN regional groups.
The election job for vice-presidency started in October 2024, when Bangladesh expressed its interest in serving within the Bureau as the Vice President representing the Asia-Pacific Crew (APG).
The APG unanimously supported the candidature of Bangladesh for the Vice-Presidency and forwarded the nomination for the honor of the wider memberships of the Council.
At final, the intention culminated efficiently when Bangladesh earned unanimous enhance of your whole Council membership to help as Vice President.
This marks the first time that Bangladesh is going to help as the Vice President of this prestigious UN human rights body since the Human Rights Council was once established by the UN Overall Assembly in 2006.
Right here’s yet one other instance of the belief and confidence that the world neighborhood reposes on Bangladesh below the prudent management of the Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus as well to recognition of the though-provoking role and rising impression of Bangladesh in multilateralism, talked about the foreign ministry.
