Prof Yunus in New York with high-profile meetings lined up on UNGA sidelines

The chief adviser will address the General Debate of the UNGA on September 27.

On September 24, Prof Yunus will attend a welcome reception to be hosted by UN Secretary General António Guterres for the Heads of Delegation.

He will attend the inaugural session of the 79th UNGA.

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Principal Coordinator (SDGs Affairs) Lamiya Morshed, Additional Foreign Secretary Riaz Hamidullah will accompany the chief adviser.

Prof Yunus will also attend a high-level side event on the Rohingya crisis.

Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi is scheduled to call on the chief adviser.

Yunus will also attend a high-level side event – ‘Meet the Friends of Bangladesh’.

There will be a reception on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s membership in the United Nations, which will be hosted by Yunus.

The chief adviser is scheduled to hold a meeting with US President Joe Biden on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UNGA, which reflects growing relations between the two countries.

This is going to be a one-to-one meeting, a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told UNB, confirming the meeting in New York.

It is very significant as no US president has held a bilateral meeting with any Bangladesh head of government in the past decades in New York, the official added.

The US has already affirmed their dedication to fostering inclusive economic growth, institution building, and development to benefit the people of Bangladesh.

As Bangladesh looks to chart a more equitable and inclusive future, the US said it stands ready to support those efforts.

 Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said the chief adviser will meet with leaders including the prime ministers of the Netherlands, Pakistan, and Nepal, as well as the President of the European Union, the US Secretary of State, the UN Secretary-General, the UN Human Rights chief, the World Bank President, and the USAID Administrator during his four-day stay in New York.