The United Nations will support Bangladesh in wide areas, including police and election reforms, as the interim government rolls out major restructuring of the country's institutions, says UN resident coordinator.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus Sunday sought necessary UN support for reforms and said "this is the most unifying moment" for the whole nation and the main job of his government is to set an example for everyone,
"This is a great opportunity for the country to reform the economy and fix almost every institution," he told the UN chief in Bangladesh, Gwyn Lewis, who paid a courtesy call on the head of interim government at his Tejgaon office, said a spokesperson for the CA.
In the meeting they discussed matters of reforms, corruption, floods, Rohingya crisis and the UN-led investigation into the July-August carnage.
Gwyn Lewis expressed her support for the reform initiatives undertaken by the interim government and thanked Professor Yunus "for taking up extraordinary role" as the head of post-revolution administration.
The UN country chief enquired about the reforms in the security forces, including police administration. The chief adviser said the government has made police reform one of top priorities.
The Chief Adviser said the government is also committed to setting up an integrated national IT system which will ease hassles and cut corruption in the country.
He said the government also formed a commission to make major reform in the electoral system so that votes can be held in a free and fair manner. Lewis said the UN-led investigation team already started working on the murders and mayhem committed during July and August.
She said UN agencies WHO and ILO were looking at ways to help the injured victims and people who were traumatised by the events.
She mentions that the UN has provided four million dollars for the post-flood rehabilitation in the country's eastern and southern regions.
She notes that some 18 million people in Bangladesh have been hit by floods since the beginning of the monsoon and the UN is coordinating aid from the agencies and charities for the flood victims.
Professor Yunus sought UN help for instituting an early warning system for floods in South Asia.
They also discussed environmental, climate change and the Chittagong Hill Tracts issues, with Lewis outlining the aid work the UN agencies have done in the three hill districts.
The CA sought UN help for building a better future for the Rohingya children in the camps, saying that "a whole generation of angry young people is growing up there".
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