Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Irene Zubaida Khan has called for meaningful women's participation in peace processes and decision-making, emphasising that grassroots initiatives are vital to preventing violence and building lasting peace.

Speaking at the UN Security Council's open debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) recently, she recalled Bangladesh's role as a key co-sponsor of Security Council Resolution 1325 and reaffirmed the country's commitment to the WPS agenda, according to the Bangladesh mission.

Irene Khan highlighted Bangladesh's National Action Plan on WPS, introduced six years ago.

After completing its first phase, Bangladesh is now implementing the second pha...