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Rabab Fatima appointed as UN under-secy-gen

FE REPORT | June 11, 2022 00:00:00


Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Rabab Fatima has been appointed as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS).

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced this high-level appointment on Thursday, said the Ministry of Foreign Affair (MoFA) on Friday.

For the first time, a female diplomat from the Bangladesh Foreign Service has been appointed as a UN Under-Secretary-General. With this appointment, Rabab Fatima becomes the highest ranking official among the Bangladesh nationals currently working in the UN system.

The high-level appointment of Ambassador Rabab Fatima at the UN is a testament to Bangladesh's deep and intense engagement in the multilateral diplomacy and the recognition of true professionalism of Bangladeshi diplomats, the foreign ministry said.

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