UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix held a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence, Ganobhaban, in Dhaka on Sunday. — BSS United Nations Under-Secretaries General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Catherine Pollard jointly paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban on Sunday, reports UNB.
In the meeting, they discussed different issues including the UN peacekeeping operations, climate change and women's security, PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told reporters.
The UN officials said the world body successfully completed 75 years of its peacekeeping operation.
They highly praised the Bangladeshi peacekeepers for their contribution to peace.
In this regard, the prime minister told the UN officials that Bangladesh had been contributing to the UN peacekeeping missions for three decades with dedication and professionalism.
She said Bangladesh is the largest troops contributing country for the UN peacekeeping missions. "Some 7,500 Bangladeshi males and females are employed in nine UN peacekeeping missions around the globe," the press secretary quoted her as saying.
Catherine Pollard thanked the prime minister for Bangladesh's contribution to the trust fund to check sexual exploitation and abuse.
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