BSS, Dhaka :
Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has stressed on ensuring necessary medical facilities and safety requirements of UN peacekeepers in the context of evolving challenges due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
She also laid emphasis on the importance of factoring in additional capacities, training facilities, and adequate equipment for the UN peacekeepers to cope with this crisis period of the pandemic.
The ambassador was delivering concluding remarks on Monday at a virtual side event on “Training for the protection of civilians: Assessing the challenges and best practices of contributions to UN peacekeeping training”, according to a press release, issued by Bangladesh Permanent Mission in the UN, which was made available here on Tuesday.
The event was jointly organized by the Permanent Missions of Bangladesh, Netherlands, Rwanda, and Uruguay in collaboration with PAX, an internationally acclaimed Dutch think-tank.
“For protection of civilians, trainings to be effective on the ground, they must be fit for purpose and flexible enough to adjust with the evolving situations and local realities,” said Fatima in her speech.
Defining Protection of Civilians as a shared responsibility in conflict affected countries and fragile contexts, she put emphasis on the importance of further strengthening partnership among the Security Council, Troops and Police Contributing Countries, and the Secretariat for narrowing down capacity and resource gaps.
Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has stressed on ensuring necessary medical facilities and safety requirements of UN peacekeepers in the context of evolving challenges due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
She also laid emphasis on the importance of factoring in additional capacities, training facilities, and adequate equipment for the UN peacekeepers to cope with this crisis period of the pandemic.
The ambassador was delivering concluding remarks on Monday at a virtual side event on “Training for the protection of civilians: Assessing the challenges and best practices of contributions to UN peacekeeping training”, according to a press release, issued by Bangladesh Permanent Mission in the UN, which was made available here on Tuesday.
The event was jointly organized by the Permanent Missions of Bangladesh, Netherlands, Rwanda, and Uruguay in collaboration with PAX, an internationally acclaimed Dutch think-tank.
“For protection of civilians, trainings to be effective on the ground, they must be fit for purpose and flexible enough to adjust with the evolving situations and local realities,” said Fatima in her speech.
Defining Protection of Civilians as a shared responsibility in conflict affected countries and fragile contexts, she put emphasis on the importance of further strengthening partnership among the Security Council, Troops and Police Contributing Countries, and the Secretariat for narrowing down capacity and resource gaps.
