EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib in city

European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness, and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib is now visiting Bangladesh.

The commissioner, now visiting the Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar, is scheduled to meet Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus on Monday.

She will attend a book launching programme titled “Bangladesh, 36 July 2024” in a city park on Monday afternoon, reports UNB.

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’s Rights for International Women’s 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.