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26 August 2024
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Where Hope Finds Refuge
Tasnim is a caseworker at the One Stop Crisis Cell housed within the Moheshkhali Upazila Health Complex. At 26, she is one of the first faces at the facility that survivors of…
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26 August 2024
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A day in the life of a midwife on Bhasan Char
Bhasan Char, once an uninhabited island in the Bay of Bengal, now shelters over 32,500 Rohingya refugees, relocated from overcrowded camps in Cox’s Bazar. . With no prior…
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21 August 2024
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Facing Life's Hurdles and Joys as a United Front
Jahangir and Shirin live with their two children in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar. Jahangir runs a store and Shirin cultivates their land for farming. They started attending UNFPA-supported…
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20 August 2024
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Opinion-Editorial: The world needs more humanitarians
On World Humanitarian Day, the Regional Director for UNFPA in Asia and Pacific, Pio Smith says preparing for the climate crisis needs collective investment in a network of…
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31 July 2024
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New Zealand allocates new funding to support essential health and protection needs for Rohingya refugee women and girls in Cox’s Bazar
The Government of New Zealand has been a key contributor to humanitarian efforts in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Recently, UNFPA, the United Nations…
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04 July 2024
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Seen and Heard at Last
As a boy, Golam Mostafa harboured a dream of becoming a radio singer. Back then, radio was in its heyday and Golam craved a spot as a regular performer. “My father did not approve…
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04 July 2024
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A Matter of Rights and Choices
Shahena was only 14 years old when her wedding was fixed. “This was not how things were supposed to go,” she recalled.
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01 July 2024
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Empowering Choices: Khaleda's Family Planning Journey in the Rohingya Refugee Camp
Khaleda and her husband have called the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar home for years, having fled Myanmar to seek safety and a better future. At 30 years old, Khaleda is…
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25 June 2024
Press Release
UNICEF, UNFPA and Canada partner with the Government of Bangladesh to improve the access of 6 million children and almost 2 million women to essential healthcare services
Dhaka, 25 June 2024 — Canada is supporting Bangladesh to improve primary healthcare systems for women, children, and adolescents through its partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA.
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