Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday welcomed the newly appointed Director General of the Center on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) Dr. P. Chandra Shekhara, reports UNB.
He met Hossain at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present his credentials.
CIRDAP expressed hope for collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh and other Member States to observe July 6 as World Rural Development Day, underscoring the critical role of sustainable rural development in building an inclusive future.
On September 2024, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) unanimously adopted a resolution proclaiming July 6 as "World Rural Development Day." Bangladesh initiated this resolution, which was presented at the 78th UNGA session plenary by Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, and Thailand.
The Foreign Adviser assured the Director General for continued support of Bangladesh as the host country of CIRDAP in its activities.
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