30 June - 5 July
The Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, traveled to Bangladesh over the weekend, where she discussed the importance of the UN-Bangladesh cooperation to achieve sustainable development of the country, as well as advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals globally. Those discussions were with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as the Foreign Minister, the Speaker of the Parliament, the UN Country Team, and Government and private sector representatives.
On Sunday, Ms. Mohammed toured various climate action initiatives in Mongala, Khulna division, such as a UN Development Programme and UN Capital Development Fund climate adaptation project, and she engaged with local community members to discuss building resilience.
This morning, the Deputy Secretary-General departed Bangladesh and traveled to India.
The Deputy Secretary-General will return to New York on 6 July.