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BANGLADESH-AMBASSADOR-ICC
Bangladesh Ambassador elected to Board of Directors of ICC
DHAKA, Dec 7, 2018 (BSS) – Bangladesh Ambassador to the Hague Sheikh
Mohammed Belal was elected to the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for
Victims (TFV) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for next three years.
The seventeenth session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the
Rome Statute of the ICC on December 5 in the Hague, in a vote by 123 nations,
elected the Bangladesh Ambassador on the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund
for Victims (TFV), a press release said.
Bangladesh’s history of its own sacrifice and endurance as a victim of
genocide, during her war of liberation, had always encouraged Bangladesh to
work for the cause of victims and for their reparations, where possible. This
election could, therefore, be seen as an acknowledgement of international
communities’ trust and confidence in Bangladesh.
Ambassador Belal previously also served, first ever for Bangladesh, as
Chairperson of the Executive Council of the OPCW for the period from 2015 to
2017.
Ambassador Belal also served as Facilitator of the ICC for a term in
2015-2016 for the Victims’ portfolio. The five seats on the ICC TFV Board of
Directors are distributed according to the five major world regions.
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