DHAKA: Saima Wazed Hossain, the chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Autism, has been chosen as a Thematic Ambassador by Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) under the thematic domain of ‘Vulnerability’.

Ministry of foreign Affairs issued a circular in this regard on Wednesday (July 22).

Besides Saima, the CVF also made three others as its thematic ambassadors under different domains. They ambassadors are- speaker and former president of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Philippines Loren Legarda and Lead Climate Change Specialist of DR of Congo Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu.

On behalf of the Bangladesh Presidency and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen invited them to take the roles, said a foreign ministry statement.

As CVF thematic ambassadors, they will endeavour to create a global public campaign and mobilize different stakeholders, groups and voices to raise global awareness on climate vulnerabilities, the statement said.

CVF is a global partnership of 48 countries that are disproportionately affected by the consequences of global warming. Bangladesh formally took over the presidency of the Climate Vulnerable Forum on June 9.

BDST: 1525 HRS, JULY 22, 2020
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