DHAKA: Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative (PR) to the United Nations, was elected as president of the Unicef Executive Board.

The election was held at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday (Jan 14).

The permanent representatives of Morocco and Lithuania and the deputy permanent representatives of Brazil and Switzerland will serve as vice-presidents of the UNICEF Executive Board.

Bangladesh will now be able to contribute further to the work of the United Nations, this time in providing strategic guidance to its agency specializing in children’s causes.

Ambassador Fatima recently joined as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York.

In her acceptance speech, Ambassador Rabab thanked the board members for electing her, and for their confidence in Bangladesh’s leadership to address the challenges that continue to affect children across the globe, and for meaningful and impactful 2020 for Unicef.

She assured Unicef that the new Executive Board will work hard to bring new ideas to uplift the wellbeing of children and fight for their rights.

BDST: 1325 HRS, JAN 15, 2020
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