UN General Assembly
2009

an important collective stimulus package for our economies. It is also the time for the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to fulfil their official development assistance commitments to contribute 0.7 per cent of their gross national income to developing countries and 0.2 per cent specifically to the least developed countries by 2010, as reaffirmed in the Brussels Programme of Action. The economic turmoil has adversely affected employment at the national level and worldwide. The worst affected are the LDCs, both domestically and in terms of employment abroad. Remittances constitute a significant part of their gross domestic income. However, recent restrictions on new admissions of migrant workers and, even worse, their repatriation to their home countries have resulted in socio-economic instability in many countries. Therefore, recovery measures should be designed in such a manner so as not to adversely affect employment opportunities of immigrant workers from developing countries. Bangladesh is proud of its outstanding role as a major troop-contributing country serving the United Nations in maintaining peace and security worldwide. Since 1988, Bangladesh has been involved in