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Welcome Message from the UN Resident Coordinator
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On behalf of the United Nations System in Bangladesh, I am pleased to welcome you to our webpage. In it you will find information on how the UN system is working together with Government and other partners to achieve sustainable, human-centred development.
Bangladesh is a relatively young nation with an ancient culture and history..
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UN Country Team in Bangladesh
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When the UN System works together to provide well coordinated, focused, and coherent response to the countrys priority development challenges, the impact it can have is greater than when UN agencies work alone in isolation. No single UN agency has the full range of skills, knowledge, and experience to tackle the multi-dimensional causes of poverty. Working together, the UN System can provide assistance to a wide range of issues, and can ensure that the support provided by each agency is complementary, rather than duplicative.
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In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. The Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 by the representatives of the 50 countries. The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and by a majority of other signatories.
24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. It has traditionally been marked throughout the world by events to commemorate the achievements and goals of the Organization. |
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International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2009
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Today we celebrate the remarkable history of UN peacekeepers, from their very first mission in 1948, across 6 decades to the present day. Sixty-three missions have been organised over the years. Today, 113,000 men and women from 117 countries are deployed in UN peacekeeping operations on four continents. Taken together, they constitute the second largest actively deployed military force in the world. Carrying the signature blue helmets, they represent a flagship enterprise of the United Nations: a multinational force in the service of global peace and stability. |
Speech of UN Resident Coordinator |
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