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04 November 2024
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Tale of a Fated Arrival
In 2017, news of the Rohingya humanitarian crisis unfolding in Cox's Bazar reached Meherun, a case worker specialising in supporting survivors of gender-based violence.
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22 October 2024
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UNFPA and Japan sign $3.3 million assistance to Protect Rohingya Refugee and Host Community Women and girls in Cox's Bazar and Noakhali Districts
Dhaka, 22 October 2024 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Government of Japan have today announced a groundbreaking partnership to empower Rohingya Refugee women…
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20 October 2024
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An Awakening on the Verge of Young Adulthood
Abu, a 16-year old student from Ramu Upazila of Cox’s Bazar district, describes his participation at a Gender Knowledge Camp – as a “turning point” in both his academic and…
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08 October 2024
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UNFPA and the Republic of Korea Launch Major Initiative to Empower Rohingya Youth and Women
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Republic of Korea have announced a groundbreaking partnership to empower Rohingya youth and women in Bangladesh.
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30 September 2024
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A New Lease on Life
The year was 2021, and the Women-friendly Space (WFS) was finally opening its doors to the Ukhiya host community. Among the first to step through was a woman named Farida.
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25 September 2024
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A Search for Faith, Justice & Equality
It has been seven years since Nurul Kabir arrived at one of the refugee camps in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. He is 30 years old now, and has recently welcomed his first born.
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16 September 2024
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An Ironclad Faith
As a Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Counsellor, Nazneen's work with survivors of gender-based violence at the One-stop Crisis Center in Cox's Bazar District Hospital…
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10 September 2024
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A Most Gracious Host
Four years ago, Jasim Uddin, a devoted father and husband, opened a tea stall in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar.
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29 August 2024
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‘I Made Something of My Life’
Asma Khatun, a 32-year-old woman from Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, has been working as a security guard at the Women Friendly Space (WFS), locally known as Shanti Khana or Home of Peace,…
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