Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen has joined the UN music video paying tribute to healthcare professionals combating coronavirus as well as encouraging donations to the WHO’s COVID-19 solidarity response fund.
The foreign minister joined the video as a former Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN.
He is seen appeared at the video, sent by the Bangladesh foreign ministry, holding a placard written in Bangla – “Porisuddho Hok Prithibi (Let’s the world be purified)”.
The UN in a statement said during the year when we mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, there is a message of solidarity that 26 former and current ambassadors to the UN want to send to the world, launching a music video with a cover of Michael Jackson’s song “Heal the World”.
Momen, who served as Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, had appeared at the music video holding a placard written in Bangla – “Porisuddho Hok Prithibi (Heal the World)”.
“This video is a tribute to all those who contribute to healing the world – doctors, nurses, healthcare workers,” read the statement posted at the UN Web TV site with the music video.
Donations for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for World Health Organization (WHO) can be made at www.COVID19ResponseFund.org.
The music project is an initiative of Simona-Mirela Miculescu, founding member of UNRocks, the first ever music group composed of ambassadors to the UN.
The entire world is facing an unprecedented threat due to COVID-19.
The WHO is leading and coordinating the global effort, supporting countries to prevent, detect, and respond to the pandemic.
