"Friendship to all, malice towards none", a historic quote by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has been incorporated in the 14th paragraph of the UNGA resolution titled “International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace, 2023”.
It was adopted unanimously on Tuesday, according to a press release of the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of Bangladesh's United Nations.
In the global context of the post-Covid world order and the Russia-Ukraine war, this resolution was introduced by Turkmenistan at the UNGA plenary.
Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of Bangladesh's United NationsThe quote is also the foreign policy dictum of Bangladesh.
It was inserted in the 14th paragraph of the resolution as follows: “Recognizing the importance of combating poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, and unemployment, and emphasizing that friendship to all and malice towards none, in the spirit of constructive cooperation, dialogue, and mutual understanding, will help to achieve these objectives.”
This text was developed based on his maiden speech at the UNGA on September 25, 1974, where Bangabandhu emphasized the need for establishing world peace.
Under the guidance of the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the UN, Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, the Bangladesh mission worked intensively in the preparation of the resolution.
Deputy Permanent Representative Dr Monwar Hossain actively participated in the negotiation and was able to insert the historic quote of Bangabandhu in this resolution, aimed at advancing world peace.
The resolution was cosponsored by 70 countries, including Bangladesh and other South Asian Nations.
