Hon’ble Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has called for enhanced action on ensuring the protection of civilians and safety and security of the peacekeepers in order to prepare for the challenges of future peacekeeping. He made the remark today while speaking as a panellist at the High-Level Session of the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial being held in Berlin, Germany.
At the panel discussion, Hon’ble Foreign Adviser also stressed on partnerships among all stakeholders, including the host government, troops and police contributing countries, peacekeepers on the ground, and UN Secretariate at the time of bringing any change in the requirements of existing mandates. He also expressed concern at the resource constraints and called for urgent international attention to address the funding gap.
Foreign Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain, is leading the Bangladesh delegation to the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial being held in Berlin from 13-14 May 2025. The Bangladesh delegation also includes Hon’ble Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Defence and National Solidarity Development Lieutenant General (Retd.) Abdul Hafiz, ndc, psc, officials of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Armed Forces Division and Bangladesh Police. The two-day meeting, the biggest conclave of peacekeeping nations is being participated by delegates form 160 countries.
At the sidelines of the meeting, Hon’ble Foreign Adviser also held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Germany, Algeria, Costa Rica, Gambia, Guatemala, Tunisia, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, Japan, and Malawi.