DHAKA, Nov. 30 (NsNewsWire) — United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki

moon met with Saber Chowdhury, President of Inter

Parliamentary Union (IPU) at UN Head Quarters in New York yesterday.

During the meeting, Mr. Ban Ki moon who completes his tenure as Secretary General on 31st

December, lauded the important role IPU has been playing in mobilising the global

Parliamentary community in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda

2030 and taking action on climate change. He noted with satisfaction the growing engagement

and interaction between UN and the IPU.

Saber Chowdhury conveyed IPU’s gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Ban for his solidarity and

leadership and for being a str

ong voice for justice, compassion and inclusiveness and an

untiring advocate for the youth and empowerment of women. He expressed his firm conviction

that the institutional and strategic relationship between the UN and IPU will continue to deepen

and broad

en in the future