The UN Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has commended Bangladesh's endevours and achievements at the first review of the national report of Bangladesh at the 63rd session of the committee for the International Covenant on Economic, Social, Cultural Rights that concluded in Geneva on Friday, reports UNB.
At the review meeting, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam led the Bangladesh delegation comprising the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh Mission in Geneva, officials from Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Labour and Employment, Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, Home Affairs, Social Welfare, Agriculture, Education, Women and Children Affairs, Health and Family Welfare, Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Anti-Corruption Commission, Center for Research and Information, as well as officials from the Permanent Mission.
The review was conducted by 18 members of the committee, who took part in the two-day dialogue and asked questions to the delegation of Bangladesh in relation to the present status of implementation of ICESCR and share future plans.
The state minister, in his introductory remarks, mentioned the vision of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the realisation of the economic, social and cultural rights of the people of Bangladesh, said the foreign ministry in the city.
He highlighted various legislative and policy measures as well as Plans of Action and programmes, and provided statistics as to how the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina progressively realised the peoples' right to work, adequate standard of living, education, social protection, and right to form trade unions, and addressed the issues of discrimination, equality, protection of family.
