UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the members of a high-profile panel, including Bangladesh scientist Firdausi Qadri, to advise on the organisational and operational aspects of the proposed Technology Bank and Science, Technology and Innovation Supporting Mechanism dedicated to the least developed countries (LDCs).
The Secretary-General has appointed Romain Murenzi, Executive Director of The World Academy of Sciences in Trieste, Italy, and former Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Scientific Research of Rwanda, as the Chair of the Panel, according to the UN official website, reports UNB.
The other panel members are Mohamed Hassan of Sudan, Bruce Lehman of the USA, Tebello Nyokong of South Africa, Dorte Olesen of Denmark, Posh Raj Pandey of Nepal, Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis of Haiti, Fang Xin of China, Hakan Karatas of Turkey and Gyan Chandra Acharya -- ex-officio.
Gyan Chandra Acharya is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States.
Firdausi Qadri is Director, Centre for Vaccine Sciences, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. She has over 25 years' experience in the development of vaccines for cholera and has expertise in other infectious diseases.
A prominent immunologist, Firdausi received a major science prize at The World Academy of Sciences' annual meeting in October 2013.
The Secretary-General has asked the panel to prepare practical recommendations on this important matter, which can provide a strong impetus to accelerating structural transformation and sustainable development of the LDCs.
BD scientist in UN panel
FE Team | Published: November 28, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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