Protectionism, xenophobia will make innocent suffer more: Hasina

By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Nov 10 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged global leaders to guard against any type of activities which are detrimental to international peace, security and development.
“Bangladesh is a flag bearer of multilateralism and strongly pursues international peace and security by its high presence in the UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding process. We have adopted the ‘whole of the society’ approach in realising the SDGs,” she told world leaders at a virtual event organised by Spain.
Her Spanish and Swedish counterparts, Pedro Sanchez and Stefan Lofven, respectively, also participated the event titled “Call for Action to reinforce multilateralism”.
Noting that the “recent trend of protectionism and xenophobia in some countries may bring further sufferings for the innocent people and adversely impact the peaceful multilateral environment”, Hasina said: “In today’s globalised world, constructive multilateralism is not an option; it is the only way-out for a rules-based international order and common progress of humankind.
“We are equally committed to implementing the Paris Agreement. As such, Bangladesh has been honoured to be chosen to lead the 48-member Climate Vulnerable Forum for the second time. We have also qualified to be graduated from LDC status in which the UN system played a crucial role.
“It reflects our commitment and trust in multilateralism.”