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The Tenth Child
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
Elimination of Obstetric Fistula by a Decade: What needs to be done in Bangladesh?
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
State of World Population 2019 Report launched in Bangladesh
UNFPA Bangladesh officially launched the report in Dhaka on Wednesday, April 17 at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) through a... Read more
Finding Reproductive Healthcare In The World’s Biggest Refugee Camp
A complex web of government, military, civil society, and international partners are working together to make life in the camps possible. There are... Read more
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 million value... Read more
Two hundred men take oath to prevent Gender Based Violence in Bogura
Over 200 men joined the event with the spirit of preventing violence against women and girls. Supporting the cause, men from different walks of life... Read more
CELEBRATING International Women’s Day - UNFPA invited other organizations to a fair exhibiting their activities
UNFPA organized this Fair in observance of International Women’s Day 2019, with the objective of engaging women and girls in the host and Rohingya... Read more
UNFPA/WFP launch a new partnership in Bangladesh: Women-Led Community Centres at Rohingya refugee camps
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have jointly inaugurated Women-Led Community Centres in... Read more
| A Decade of Serving Humanity |
Dr. Asa Torkelsson, UNFPA Representative in Bangladesh, congratulated Mr. Abir on his achievement and thanked him for his valuable contribution to... Read more
UN Team Visit Tangail Brothel as a Part of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign against Gender-Based Violence
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 2015-2016[1], an estimated 102,260 female sex workers (FSWs) exist in the sex industry. Approximately, around 5000 female sex workers are... Read more