Representatives from United Nation (UN) bodies – UNICEF, UNESCO and UNFPA – on Sunday said they consider the current government’s initiatives in the education sector realistic and that they are ready to provide any kind of assistance in the education sector.
They also emphasised on reforms in the education sector and especially opined that education policy 2010 needs to be updated.
The delegations from the three UN organisations said this while calling on Education and Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud at his office in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city.
The education adviser said the present government is emphasising on quality education.
“We welcome all possible cooperation from the United Nations and its specialised agencies in this regard,” he said.
UNFPA Country Representative Kristine Blokhus, UNESCO Representative in Bangladesh Sue Vize and UNICEF Deputy Representative in Bangladesh Emma Brigham were present.
