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18 December 2024
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Restoring dignity and renewing hope for women in Bangladesh
Addressing the devastating impact of obstetric fistula through government programmes, UNFPA support, and community efforts to help women rebuild their lives and regain their…
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15 December 2024
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UNFPA and UNICEF renew their pledge to support Bangladesh in ending child marriage
DHAKA, 14 December – With a focus on saving girls´ lives, the Steering Committee of the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage (the Global Programme) visited…
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03 December 2024
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Rising Together: Empowering Women and Youth to Build Resilient Refugee and Host Communities in Bangladesh
UNFPA and Switzerland join forces to empower women and youth, strengthening resilience and inclusion in Rohingya Refugee Camps and Host Communities
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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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