Bangladesh has urged the international community to take immediate action to bridge the growing SDG financing gap and create a fair, inclusive, and responsive global financial system.
Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury told the general debate of the ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum 2026 on 23 April in New York that geopolitical conflicts, falling ODA, climate shocks, trade barriers, and energy uncertainty are reducing the policy space available to developing nations.
In this context, Bangladesh had sought an extension of its LDC graduation preparatory period to ensure a smooth and sustainable transition.
The Permanent Representative also highlighted the country’s progress in political and economic recovery with the government focusing on macroeconomic stability, rebuilding business confidence, strengthening the banking sector, promoting investment, and expanding direct support to vulnerable people, according to the Bangladesh Mission in New York.
Stressing the need to lower debt costs, avoid inefficient infrastructure-related debt, and channel FDI into productive, job-creating sectors with technology transfer, Ambassador Salahuddin called for a more representative global financial system, climate justice, action on loss and damage, and the return of stolen assets to their rightful owner.
