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UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, together with the Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell and UNDP Assistant Secretary General Ulrika Modéer, on Monday (18 March) began their four-day official visitin Bangladesh.
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud warmly welcomed the Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the morning.
During the visit, the UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is expected to meet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and attend an iftar-dinner programme to be hosted by the Prime Minister.
She will visit Jute Diversification Promotion Centre, Khurushkul Ashrayan Housing Project Site in Cox’s Bazar and various other development projects of the government of Bangladesh and UNDP in Dhaka, Khulna, Chattogram, Noakhali and Rohingya camps in Bhasan Char.
The visit takes place on the occasion of Crown Princess’s role as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is the first visit she makes in this capacity.
The purpose is to learn about the development journey of Bangladesh and study the progress and challenges in the implementation of the SDGs, focusing on climate, gender equality, the green and digital transition and the role of the business sector, said the Swedish Embassy in Dhaka on Sunday.
The Crown Princess returns to Bangladesh almost two decades after her first visit in the country in 2005. She was appointed UNDP Goodwill Ambassador in October 2023.
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