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08 August 2021
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UNFPA and France collaborate for the first time in Bangladesh to address gender-based violence
Despite achieving massive advances in gender equality over the past decades, gender-based violence continues to be a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of women and girls…
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04 August 2021
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UNFPA midwife performs a miraculous boat delivery in Bandarban
“I try to provide maximum support to all the patients, but they live in such remote places that even if they come for one visit they may not be able to come for their next…
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26 July 2021
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Members of Bangladesh Parliament and adolescents from Sundarganj Upazila discuss issues facing youth during COVID-19
On June 20, the SPCPD project of the Bangladesh Parliament organized a local level consultation on preventing child marriage and protecting adolescent health in Sundarganj Upazila.
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11 July 2021
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UNFPA Representative's message for World Population Day 2021
Each year on July 11, in order to raise awareness of global population issues, UNFPA celebrates World Population Day. This year, in the context of COVID-19, the theme of the day…
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20 June 2021
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Displaced Rohingya navigate new parenthood in Bangladesh
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – Kawser and Mohammed met in a Rohingya camp here in 2018 after being forced to flee their homes in Myanmar. “She had seen me with…
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20 June 2021
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Leading the way to help Rohingya adolescents heal, learn and shine again
“The radio sessions give me an opportunity to learn necessary life-skills and about issues such as gender identity, conflict resolution, gender based violence, COVID19…
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10 June 2021
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Sweden continues its support to UNFPA’s COVID-19 response with a new grant
(Dhaka, 10 June 2021): As a nation-wide lockdown continues in Bangladesh for a third straight month, there are concerns that access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health…
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27 May 2021
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Accompanying girls on the journey to womanhood
The story of how UNFPA helped 12-year-old Arifa overcome her concerns regarding menstruation
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27 May 2021
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Rohingya women produce reusable sanitary pads in Cox’s Bazar
UNFPA helps Rohingya women address their menstrual hygiene needs by training them to produce their own sanitary pads
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