Rabab Fatima appointed as UN under-secy-gen
FE REPORT | Saturday, 11 June 2022
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.