Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the “Asia Climate Mobility Champion Leader Award” today from Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud.
Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsansul Karim told BSS, “Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud handed over the Asia Climate Mobility Champion Leader Award to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence in Ganabhaban this morning.”
Prior to this, the Prime Minister’s representative accepted the Award on behalf of Bangladesh’s delegation head at the COP28 high-level meeting, Dr. Hasan Mahmud, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
The award was conferred on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, acknowledging her voice of leadership in championing the climate actions and a lead global advocate for vulnerable communities.
The Global Centre for Climate Mobility, supported by IOM and the UN system conferred the Award during a high-level panel on the sidelines of the COP28 in Dubai on December 1.
President of the UN General Assembly, Ambassador Dennis Francis and Director General of IOM, Amy Pope co-hosted the high-level panel.
During the UNGA78 Climate Mobility Summit, the Prime Minister drew the sharp focus of the global leaders to the urgency of climate-forced migration and displacement.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the nation’s ongoing efforts in addressing climate mobility and the difficulties resulting from it have received major worldwide recognition with this honor. Africa and the Pacific region also awarded the prize to Botswana, Suriname, and Palau.
The Global Center for Climate Mobility collaborates with regional intergovernmental organizations, development finance institutions, and the United Nations system to seek cooperative and comprehensive solutions to address climate mobility.
Five African Heads of State and Government received the distinction as Climate Mobility Champion Leaders during COP27.
