UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo on Sunday said the United Nations (UN) will provide electoral assistance to Bangladesh if the country requests so.
She said: “The UN doesn’t provide electoral assistance unless we’re asked to provide.”
The UN does not just step in on its own as the whole process depends on requests for electoral assistance, she added.
The UN Resident Coordinator was replying to questions at “DCAB Talk” organised by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) at the Foreign Service Academy.
Mia Seppo also shared UN views on Rohingya and Afghanistan crises, issues related to Bhasan Char, sustainable and inclusive Covid recovery, Digital Security Act (DSA), gender issues and cooperation framework.
DCAB President Pantho Rahaman and its General Secretary AKM Moinuddin also spoke on the occasion.
BDST: 1911 HRS, SEP 19, 2021
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