News Desk: Dhaka,
Sept-22,
The UN-sponsored Sustainable Development
Solutions Network
(SDSN) has conferred Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with "SDG
Progress Award"
for Bangladesh's steady course in responding to the universal
call to action to end
poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and
prosperity for all.
"The honorable
Prime Minister accepted the award saying she is dedicating
it to the people of
Bangladesh," foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said in a
media briefing in New
York on Monday (New York Local Time).
Momen called the event
a significant international acknowledgment of the
country's success in
spearheading the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
after achievements in
the fields of Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
Led by prominent
economist and development strategist Professor Jeffrey D.
Sachs, SDSN was set up
in 2012 under the auspices of the UN Secretary
General.
The platform aims to
mobilize global scientific and technological expertise
to promote practical
solutions for sustainable development and gauge the
country-specific
competitiveness in development performances.
The event's moderator
introduced Sheikh Hasina as the "jewel in the crown
of the day" while
Sachs appreciated her leadership in spearheading the SDG
the campaign even during
the global COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Momen,
Sachs said, “Bangladesh is doing miracle” while one of
the international
reports suggested the country secured the third position
among the nations in
achieving SDG targets.
Momen said the pandemic
increased poverty in many countries but the social
safety net programmes
rather made vibrant the Bangladeshi economy through
money circulation
creating market demand.
"The award is a
testimony of the endeavors engaged in achieving the SDGs.
. . leaving no one
behind," he told the event.
The premier also took
part in some other international events on UN General
Assembly (UNGA)
sidelines, one being a crucial closed-door meeting of heads
of government on
climate change jointly hosted by British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson and UN
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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