Bangladesh supports UAE for IUCN president candidature

Bangladesh has extended its support to the UAE's candidature for the post of the president in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

"Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lent Bangladesh's support to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today when its candidate RazanKhalifa Al Mubarak sought support in this regard over phone," said PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim.

The press secretary said RazanKhalifa Al Mubarak made the phone call to the prime minister this afternoon and sought Bangladesh's support to his candidature in the IUCN president post.

The IUCN election will take place in the World Conservation Congress, to be held in the French capital of Paris from January 13-14 in 2021.

The IUCN (officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organisation working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

Established in 1948, IUCN has a membership of over 1400 governmental and non-governmental organisations.

It was previously called the International Union for the Protection of Nature (1948–1956) and the World Conservation Union (1990–2008).