European commissioner for equality, preparedness and crisis management Hadja Lahbib is now visiting Bangladesh.
The commissioner, now visiting the Rohingya camp in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, is scheduled to meet chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday noon.
She will attend a book launching programme titled Bangladesh, 36 July 2024 in a city park on Monday afternoon.
The European commissioner will meet foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after attending the book launching event, officials told UNB.
She is working towards ensuring a more robust and proactive approach to European crisis management and civil preparedness, both within their borders and on the global stage.
Hadja Lahbib is responsible for promoting equality and inclusion and upholding the rights of minorities with the aim of creating a fairer society and social model for everyone.
To this end, she is in charge of developing a Roadmap for Women鈥檚 Rights for International Women鈥檚 Day 2025, setting out the key gender equality policy principles for the years ahead.
This, in turn, will frame the work for a new Gender Equality Strategy.
Hadja Lahbib is also the commissioner in charge of preparedness and crisis management.
She is working towards ensuring a more robust and proactive approach to European crisis management and civil preparedness, both within their borders and on the global stage.
Commissioner Hadja Lahbib arrived in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon.
She was warmly received by secretary (East) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Md Nazrul Islam at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport upon arrival.