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Bin Momen

lines on the record: 337
first: 2016-10-25
most recent: 2019-11-19
sittings or episodes: 42
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“In conclusion, in response to the Secretary-General's call this morning, we reaffirm our commitment to joining hands with fellow Member States in further strengthening the coordinated United Nations response to and action against trafficking in persons, slavery and forced labour.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Certain root causes of conflict also create an environment conducive to the rise of terrorism and violent extremism, as well as trafficking in persons and forced labour. The Security Council and the other relevant United Nations entities should remain engaged with those causes as part of their respective contributions to the goal and process of sustaining peace, drawing on one another's competencies. As a country of origin, transit and destination, Bangladesh has positioned itself at the forefront of the global and regional counter-trafficking initiatives. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's personal commitment to combating this scourge has been translated into a series of legal, policy and administrative measures at the national level.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“The United Nations should continue its advocacy and support for compliance with the relevant international legal instruments and obligations, as well as Financial Action Task Force standards, in order to deal with any weak links in combating the financing of terrorism. We urge Member States to work on developing effective intelligence networks, at regional and international levels, in order to monitor, intercept and prosecute illicit financial flows connected to trafficking in persons and other related crimes. Fifthly, the overarching priority of the United Nations, which is the prevention of conflict, should have a corollary effect on addressing the underlying vulnerability factors of trafficking in persons and other related crimes.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Thirdly, despite significant gains in the legal sphere, the rate of prosecution and conviction of human traffickers around the world is still relatively low. United Nations support can be instrumental to national and international investigative mechanisms for gathering evidence of crimes in a timely and systematic manner. Such evidence can serve as an important building block in efforts to hold perpetrators accountable and provide justice and redress to the victims. The Security Council may consider having recourse to the range of tools at its disposal for fighting impunity for those responsible for trafficking in persons and other related crimes in conflict situations. Fourthly, in most obvious cases, the proceeds from trafficking in persons, slavery and forced labour contribute directly to the financing of terrorism.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Secondly, the victims of trafficking in persons and related crimes, including in conflict situations, must remain at the forefront of the United Nations counter- trafficking agenda. The United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons needs to be supported in a sustained and predictable manner. In view of the added vulnerabilities of refugees and displaced persons, the United Nations and its Member States should remain seized of efforts to address cross-border trafficking flows as part of mixed migratory movements. My delegation underscores the importance of addressing this issue adequately in the forthcoming global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration, and we look forward to the relevant thematic consultations.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“First, the Secretary-General may consider designating a high-level focal point for coordinating and monitoring the system-wide efforts of the United Nations against trafficking in persons. The principal organs of the United Nations and their subsidiary bodies should continue to explore ways to further reinforce and complement one another's work, pursuant to their respective mandates. The lessons learned from the implementation of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, as well as its regional and national variants, could prove useful in charting a way forward. The offices of the relevant mandate holders, especially those on sexual violence in armed conflict, children and armed conflict, and migration, can make meaningful contributions.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“I would like to thank the presidency of the United Kingdom for convening today's ministerial-level open debate. We appreciate the insights that have been shared by the Secretary-General and the briefers. Trafficking in persons represents a heart ofdarkness in our midst. The unholy nexus between terrorists and organized criminal groups in conflict situations has further aggravated that scenario. The Security Council, through its resolution 2331 (2016), unequivocally condemned all instances of trafficking in persons. In view of the request to the Secretary-General to make recommendations for implementing the resolution, we take this opportunity to consider five issues.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“While all Member States must continue to assume their primary responsibility to address terrorist threats to major infrastructure, much of our collective success will critically hinge on the need-based support to be made available to developing and least developed countries by the concerned development partners, including the United Nations.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“The critical importance of forging partnerships between the public and private sectors has been underlined by almost all delegations. Bangladesh is keen to participate in and learn from relevant international and regional forums bringing together representatives from the public and private sectors to promote synergistic approaches through their work. We acknowledge the potential merit of further developing certain international emergency-preparedness standards that the private sector may be required to comply with. Against the backdrop of rapidly evolving terrorist threats, we underscore the need to facilitate knowledge-sharing and technology transfers in the spirit of effective international cooperation and partnership.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“The work done to protect infrastructure from criminal acts and natural hazards should also contribute to these efforts. The primacy of risk assessment, early warning and information-sharing in the protection of critical infrastructure and civilians need notbe overemphasized. Bangladesh remains areliable partner of the international community in the area of information-sharing, in conformity with our Prime Minister's zero-tolerance approach to terrorism in all forms and manifestations. We urge the Counter-Terrorism Committee, including its Executive Directorate, to undertake consultations with national and regional actors, while taking stock of Member States' efforts, with a view to drawing on evidence-based, substantiated information.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“In the context of building our national-level preparedness, we have been working with the Counter- Terrorism Implementation Task Force and various relevant United Nations entities in the areas of nuclear security, maritime and aviation security, combating the financing of terrorism, and cybersecurity. Such capacity-building work has been critical in terms of making our concerned agencies and other stakeholders better aware of the existing international legal and normative frameworks. They have also helped to conduct mapping of the various mutually reinforcing strands of work by different entities that may benefit from further coordination and coherence. We look forward to drawing upon such work towards developing a national strategic approach to pre-empting and preventing terrorist attacks and threats against critical infrastructure.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“In Bangladesh, our authorities concerned shall continue to further study resolution 2341 (2017) in order to identify existing gaps, challenges and strengths at the national level in terms of addressing the possible vulnerabilities of our critical infrastructure to terrorist attacks. We remain mindful of the overwhelmingly transnational nature of most threats to critical infrastructure, and open to strengthening regional and subregional cooperation to that effect. In the areas of our evident capacity constraints, many Member States in a comparable situation will continue to rely on the United Nations as both a first responder and a consistent provider of capacity-building assistance, including for contingency measures.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“Today's open debate has been useful in highlighting a number of ongoing national and regional initiatives, especially in the context of growing interdependencies among critical infrastructure sectors. We take note of the work being carried out in different critical infrastructure sectors, including industry and supply- chain management, civic amenities, cross-border transportation and the cybersphere. Such work should form a useful repository of good practices and help to inform further legislative work that remains to be done at the international level, particularly on cybersecurity. The environmental consequences of terrorist attacks on critical infrastructure, especially in densely populated city centres, underscore the complexity of the challenges before us.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“We thank the Ukrainian presidency for organizing this open debate and the briefers for their insights. Bangladesh aligns itself with the statement to be deliveredby the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. Resolution 2341 (2017), adopted today, will help to create further impetus towards protecting critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks. The resolution comes at a time when there have been reports ofterrorists making increasing and sophisticated attempts to find access to and attack critical infrastructure. The need to conduct security analyses for critical infrastructure has become all the more important to enhancing resilience and preparedness in the wake of some recent terrorist attacks in international airports and the targeting of other critical infrastructure.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“As reiterated by our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Palestine recently, the Government and the people of Bangladesh will remain steadfast in advocating in favour of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to return, self-determination and an independent and viable State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“In fact, the wise words of the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine earlier today sums it all up: "The will ofthe Council, and ofthe international community as a whole, to stand by the resolution and implement its provisions will be an indicator of whether the two-State solution can be saved or not and whether peace will be possible or not." For its part, Bangladesh will continue to add its voice in support of implementing resolution 2334 (2016) and for the moment of truth it ushers in for peace, justice and the international rule of law.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“There is near-unanimity in the international community that the continued expansion of Israeli settlements constitutes one of the most blatant manifestations of the injustice committed against the Palestinian people and poses a serious impediment to the resumption and pursuit of the peace process. The adoption of resolution 2334 (2016) by the Security Council last month has reaffirmed the illegality of the settlements and prevailed upon the occupying Power to halt further expansion of settlements and stop attempts to give legitimacy to the existing ones.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“This conflict, if not dealt with, will continue to fuel frustration and will ultimately only worsen the vicious cycle of radicalization and violence. It will continue to give budding terrorists excuses for enlisting." A recent survey of a relatively small segment of our population conducted in an online interface on discontents giving rise to violent extremist attitudes has revealed that the situation of Muslims under foreign occupation and other forms of systematic discrimination ranks first among the list of such discontents. For those who wish to ignore the underlying root causes of the recent rise of violent extremism across the globe, such evidence-based findings should provide some food for thought.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“As we witness wilful provocations to further diminish the prospects of a two-State solution, the urgency of reorienting the political horizon towards resuming the Middle East peace process cannot be overstated here in the Security Council. The International peace conference held in Paris on 15 January was a clear proof of the sense of urgency held by the international community. The message has been unequivocal. The quest for a just, comprehensive and lasting solution to the Palestinian question must be pursued earnestly, all the more so given the backdrop of a volatile regional security situation. We could agree more with the French Minister for Foreign Affairs when, in an op-ed piece in the Israeli daily Ha'aretz, he wrote, "Thinking that the Middle East could restore its stability without settling its oldest conflict is unrealistic.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“The delegation of Bangladesh thank the Swedish presidency for organizing today's quarterly debate. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, who spoke on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, and with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Uzbekistan, who will speak on behalf of the Organization ofIslamic Cooperation. This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the illegal Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. This protracted situation has been a sheer affront to the values and principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter. There is every reason for the States Members of the United Nations to collectively question and re-examine this untenable status quo.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“It is worth remembering that the most effective bulwark against conflict, hostility, war and the illegitimate use of force is one constructed within the minds of men and women through the promotion of an enduring culture of peace. In this year for peace and beyond, Bangladesh will continue to work towards realizing our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's vision for regional and international peace.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“As a contributor to increasingly complex United Nations peacekeeping operations, Bangladesh recognizes the need on all sides to manage expectations through a comprehensive, nationally owned and internationally backed approach to sustaining peace. Fifthly, the current fragmentation in the United Nations response strategies needs to be remedied through incremental work in clarifying the various conceptual and mandate-related issues, the fostering of regular consultations across the principal organs and the mobilization of enhanced and adequate resources, thereby avoiding unnecessary competition and duplication. Meaningful cooperation with the relevant regional and subregional organizations must be pursued jointly and strategically.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“Thirdly, the ability to objectively decipher the early warning signs of conflict - usually manifest in hatred or intolerance, socioeconomic exclusion, systematic discrimination and persecution on ethnic or religious grounds - should give the United Nations an edge in devising context-specific engagement strategies. The range of tools available at its disposal for the pacific settlement of disputes needs to be deployed with sensitivity to the realities on the ground and in consultation with the relevant national, civil society and humanitarian actors. Fourthly, as highlighted by the 2015 review of the United Nations peace and security architecture, the Organization's conflict-response strategies need to be situated within the broader framework of political solutions to conflicts.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“The active participation of all segments of society, including women and youth, is fundamental to efforts to mitigate the potential drivers of conflict, as well as elements with a propensity to act as spoilers. Secondly, the United Nations has a critical role to play in facilitating and monitoring the implementation of internationally agreed commitments to support Member States in achieving those conditions in response to their needs and at their request. The United Nations analytical capacity should help identify any structural or systemic drivers of conflict, including the growing challenges posed by violent extremism, climate change, irregular migration and organized crime, among others.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“We thank the Swedish presidency for organizing this open debate, which enables the United Nations membership to renew its collective commitment to conflict prevention and sustaining peace. We are reassured by the Secretary- General's statement that his overriding priority is the pursuit ofpeace in a holistic, cross-sectoral manner. His words of wisdom remind us of the hard work involved and the importance of conflict prevention as a value, in itself, without undue external political pressure. From our national perspective, we wish, in that connection, to underline five points. First of all, we consider conflict prevention to be, first and foremost, a national responsibility supported by responsive and functioning institutions, the promotion of human rights and the rule of law and, most important, sustainable development.”
2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source
“Bangladesh remains committed to international efforts to combat that scourge, pursuant to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Convention on Preventing and Combating the Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution, among others.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Fourthly, training and sensitization concerning trafficking in persons in conflict situations would indeed add value to the relevant United Nations peacekeeping operations. Any possible linkage with trafficking in case of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers must be based on credible information and evidence. In the aftermath of the Andaman Sea refugee crisis in early 2015, we saw that sustained surveillance and awareness-building at the community level are some of the most effective tools against trafficking in persons.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“We urge all source, transit and destination countries to accede and adhere to the relevant international legal instruments. Secondly, human traffickers tend to benefit from the divergences between and discrimination in the systemic and policy responses to immigration and asylum in different countries. The global compact for safe, regular and orderly migration should promote a regular flow ofmigration and a sound, global migration governance system that is based on a set of legally binding and non-binding norms and approaches. Thirdly, the stigma of human trafficking must be shifted from the victims to the perpetrators. Accountability and justice for victims should remain above undue politicization, and the Trust Funds established by the United Nations to support victims must see an enhanced flow of resources.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“A sustained, coordinated and coherent response by the international, regional and national entities concerned is required to effectively pre-empt and disrupt that nexus, especially when it involves women and children. To this effect, we take note of the comprehensive resolution 2331 (2016) adopted by the Council today. We would have preferred an inclusive, participatory approach to the draft, considering its importance to the wider membership. From our national perspective, we wish to underline four points. First, despite robust counter-trafficking legislations and action plans, prosecution and conviction in trafficking-related cases remain low. There is no alternative to regional and international cooperation in information-sharing and mutual legal assistance.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“I join other representatives in condemning the terrorist attacks that took place yesterday in Russia and in Germany. Trafficking and forced labour constitute a "heart of darkness" in our world. It is evident that some international terrorist groups are resorting to trafficking in persons to bolster their power, recruitment base and finances. We are concerned that certain State authorities also remain complicit with human trafficking networks to add to the precarious situation of civilians subject to forced displacement. The nexus between trafficking in persons and other types of organized crime is becoming increasingly manifest.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“To conclude, Bangladesh underscores the importance of the increased, sustained and coordinated mobilization offinances, including through earmarking, for giving real effect to the women and peace and security agenda in its various dimensions.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“We remain determined to forge ahead with our women's development and empowerment efforts to defeat the violent extremists and terrorists in one of their fundamental pursuits. The inherent resilience of our women gives us the conviction that women themselves have the capacity to act as agents of change in the face of the humanitarian consequences from which they disproportionately suffer in different situations. We feel encouraged to see that notion gaining traction in the humanitarian discourse. The mandate of the Global Acceleration Instrument for Women and Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action has the potential to support a further demonstration to that effect in response to specific needs in conflict and post-conflict settings.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“In recognition of the differential impact of armed conflicts and proliferation of small arms on women and girls, Bangladesh has decided this year to co-sponsor a draft resolution entitled "Women, disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control". Our Government has made it a priority to further mainstream women's participation in our multidimensional efforts to combat terrorism and prevent violent extremism. Our Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has made an appeal to mothers to work as sentinels within their families and has urged female teachers, elected representatives and women working at the grass-roots level to actively contribute towards a whole-of-society response against violent extremism and radicalization.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“We are relieved to learn about the mediated release and rescue of a number of women and girls held hostage by certain international and regional terrorist groups. We urge the Council to continue efforts to secure the freedom of the remaining women and girls, as their continued captivity and degrading treatment are an affront to us all. We acknowledge the recent trend of increased women's representation in various peace negotiations, and in increasing gender-specific provisions in peace agreements. In our national context, in the aftermath of a peace accord signed with a local insurgent group in 1997, we saw how women played a critical role in advancing the accord's implementation, preventing relapse into conflict, and building awareness and resilience against gender-based violence.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“Our peacekeepers know that they must take decisive action to prevent and combat sexual and gender-based violence, as part of their broader mandate on the protection of civilians. We unequivocally condemn sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers, and have demonstrated our resolve to cooperate in implementing the comprehensive measures outlined in the Secretary General's enhanced programme of action to combat these scourges. Bangladesh welcomes the adoption of the gender strategy by the Peacebuilding Commission, and has been particularly supportive of further strengthening women's participation and leadership in this year's resolutions on peacebuilding architecture and mediation.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“Following preliminary discussions with UN-Women and other international partners, our Government is now exploring the opportunity to convene dialogues with a cross section of women and their representative organizations. We have agreed to join the Spanish initiative to establish the network of national focal points. As part of our contribution to United Nations peacekeeping, we remain committed to enhancing the role and participation of women, including in our national contingents. So far, Bangladesh has had 1,047 women peacekeepers participating in various missions, including 774 police personnel. We are currently in the process of detailing two female military observers, and look forward to deploying women contingent commanders in the near future. We remain confident that we will be able to deploy a female military contingent by 2021.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“We convey our appreciation to the Russian presidency for convening this open debate. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women and Peace and Security. Having played a catalytic role in the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) during Bangladesh's membership in the Security Council in 2000-2001, it has been particularly encouraging for us to see the unprecedented level of interest generated in the global study on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) last year. In the aftermath of the adoption of resolution 2242 (2015), the issue of developing a national action plan has once again featured prominently in our policy discourse.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source