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23 May 2019
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Marium, a 21-year old youth, is a survivor of obstetric fistula – one of the most debilitating childbirth injuries among women, which often leads to chronic medical problems, depression, social... Read more
8 May 2019
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Located in South- Eastern Bangladesh, thousands of wavy hills, greens rainforest, strong stream rivers, mountains make Bandarban one of the most beautiful and geographically distinctive regions in... Read more
6 May 2019
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Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Her door stands open, but on this day Salma is not at home in her small tarpaulin shack, in the middle of the largest refugee camp on Earth.
In the Rohingya refugee camps of... Read more
25 April 2019
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Obstetric Fistula (OF) is probably the most tragic childbirth injury confronting women in Bangladesh. OF is caused by untreated, obstructed and prolonged labour which creates a hole between the birth... Read more
18 April 2019
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From 1969, the time when the United Nations Population Fund began operations, to 2019, the world has come a long way in terms of sexual and reproductive health and rights of people, focusing on women... Read more
4 April 2019
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No one plans to give birth in a refugee camp, but women’s reproductive health needs don’t stop in a crisis. Last year, experts estimated a staggering 34 million women of reproductive age were... Read more
25 March 2019
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Bangladesh government signs agreement with four UN Agencies
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) of the Bangladesh Government and four United Nations (UN) agencies signed a US$ 35... Read more
20 March 2019
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For a country with an almost equal number of women and men in the population, the women empowerment agenda is a hopeless fight in Bangladesh without the engagement of men. The sooner the... Read more
7 March 2019
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CELEBRATING International Women’s Day
Rokeya, age 14, has 6 sisters and 3 brothers. She takes part in activities at the Women-Led Community Centre (WLLC) in the Unchiprang refugee camp, southern... Read more
7 March 2019
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UNFPA/WFP launch a new partnership in Bangladesh: Women-Led Community Centres at Rohingya refugee camps
Cox’s Bazar, March 5, 2019 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United... Read more