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The Rohingya crisis: Looking back, looking ahead
Thousands of refugees have been supported with lifesaving work, but so much more needs to be done.
Safer spaces, gender equality, choices in life and love
Key steps going ahead for women and young people in the Rohingya refugee crisis.
One year on - UNFPA's response to the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh
Saturday the 25th of August marks a year since the Rohingya people of Rakhine State in Myanmar began fleeing across the border into Bangladesh, creating the world’s fastest-growing refugee crisis –... Read more
Statement from UNFPA Country Representative Asa Torkelsson on World Humanitarian Day
A year ago today, just four staff were observing World Humanitarian Day in the UNFPA's Cox's Bazar sub-office. Less than a week later, after horrific violence flared across the border in Myanmar’s... Read more
Supported by safe spaces, Rohingya refugees show off their creativity on International Youth Day
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - The healing power of art and creativity is on full display in the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, this International Youth Day. Children and... Read more
Monsoon Rain Hits Cox’s Bazar Refugee Settlements
Persistent heavy rain and wind earlier in the week have created huge challenges for the humanitarian community. UNFPA Health and Women Friendly... Read more
Facing the challenges to ensure full range of life saving services for the newborns and mothers, Dr. Natalia Kanem
Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director said to BBC Bangladesh “I am really proud that we can help and work on addressing some of the needs of... Read more
Japan contributes US 2.7 million towards UNFPA’s response for displaced women and girls from Rakhine, Myanmar
The Government of Japan in partnership with UNFPA, the UN reproductive health and rights agency, will provide lifesaving sexual and reproductive... Read more
New UNFPA Representative in Bangladesh presents credentials to the Foreign Minister
The newly appointed UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) Representative in Bangladesh, Ms. Asa Britta Torkelsson, formally presented her credentials to the Foreign Minister, Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood... Read more
Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world
The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality, including inequalities in sexual and... Read more