Dhaka, 25 September 2026: Shama Obaed Islam, MP, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, addressed the ”G77 and Emerging Partners Ministerial Roundtable on Technology Facilitated Violence against Women and Girls”, held today (23 September) at UN Headquarters in New York on the margins of the 81st UN General Assembly.
The State Minister outlined Bangladesh’s strengthened legal and institutional measures to prevent violence against women and girls, including faster investigation and trials, legal aid, social protection, rehabilitation, safe shelter and psychosocial support. She also referred to the recently launched women only Pink Bus Service to promote safer public transport.
State Minister Shama Obaed underscored Bangladesh’s efforts to protect women affected by conflict, including through peacekeeping and support for Rohingya women and girls temporarily sheltered in Bangladesh. She also introduced the Dhaka Dialogue, a Bangladesh led initiative to develop voluntary guidelines for preventing, investigating and addressing digital harassment, and invited Member States to join its Group of Friends.
The roundtable, convened by Croatia and UN Women, discussed emerging digital threats facing women and girls, including harassment, defamation, impersonation and AI enabled abuse.