Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Autism in Bangladesh and renowned school psychologist Saima Wazed Hossain has been invited to attend the opening session of the UN to observe the World Autism Awareness Day on April 1.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Under Secretary General for Communication and Public Information Cristina Gallach, President of the General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft, representatives of the UN member countries and various international organizations will attend the inaugural session, according to a release from Bangladesh Permanent Mission in New York.
The daughter of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and member of WHO’s
Advisory Panel on Mental Health, Saima will be a panelist at one of the five issues titled “Reduce Inequality”, to be discussed during the morning session.