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8 February 2021
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Vulnerability mapping to help sex workers in Bangladesh and Myanmar

UNFPA, UNAIDS and WFP are considering conducting a vulnerability mapping initiative of female sex workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

26 January 2021
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UNFPA opens new Women Friendly Space for host community in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) of the Government of Bangladesh... Read more

21 January 2021
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Innovative solutions in Cox’s Bazar for safer deliveries during COVID-19

UNFPA's new transportation system in Cox's Bazar ensures women have access to SRHR services at all times

10 January 2021
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Staying defiant in the face of disaster

In 2020, UNFPA and its partners conducted a emergency relief programme to address the needs of over 200,000 women and girls affected by Cyclone Amphan

13 December 2020
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Safety and Dignity Delivered with Every Kit

In the summer of 2020, UNFPA took part in a landmark effort to provide relief to provide relief to vulnerable communities in Bangladesh before floods... Read more

10 December 2020
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The Healing Power of Art

In the Rohingya camps of Cox's Bazar, UNFPA provides psychosocial support to adolescent girls through creative arts

6 December 2020
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Weaving their lives together

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, resilient, strong and courageous Rohingya women in the camps of Cox’s Bazar have not lost hope for a better future.  In September 2020, after the UNFPA-... Read more

29 November 2020
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Nusrat helps survivors of violence find inner peace in Cox’s Bazar

A story of a case worker's efforts to combat gender-based violence in the Rohingya camps during COVID-19

25 November 2020
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Midwives help foster a safer space for Rohingya women in Cox’s Bazar

A story of how Mowsume, a midwife working in a Women Friendly Space in Cox's Bazar combats gender-based violence by educating women on sexual... Read more

24 November 2020
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Abolishing domestic abuse through UNFPA’s ASTHA project

Story of how UNFPA's ASTHA project helped a woman from Patuakhali District put an end to her husband’s domestic abuse

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