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23 December 2017
Press Release

New Zealand commits 1 million NZD to help UNFPA meet the humanitarian needs of women and girls amid the Rohingya crisis

New Zealand funds will help strengthen lifesaving sexual reproductive health care delivery and safeguards against gender-based violence

17 December 2017
Press Release

Republic of Korea pledges US$ 500,000 to scale up UNFPA’s response to the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh

ROK funds will contribute to the vital integration of sexual and reproductive health care and protection services for refugee women and girls and... Read more

6 November 2017
Press Release
Australia Aid team visits Women Friendly Spaces and Reproductive Health Clinic

Australia provides AUD 1.5 million support for UNFPA’s life-saving humanitarian work for women and girls in Cox’s Bazar

Funds will strengthen sexual and reproductive health services and gender-based violence response and prevention for Rohingya refugees and host... Read more

28 October 2017
Statement

Rohingya refugees and host communities should have access to a range of rights-based family planning services

To clarify today’s media reports stemming from a story on the Agence France Presse wire (https:// www.afp.com/en/news/205/bangladesh-eyes-... Read more

27 October 2017
Press Release
Swedish Ambassador and UNFPA Bangladesh Acting Representative sign grant agreement

Sweden and UNFPA Over $US 7 Million Agreement to Strengthen Midwifery Services for the Most Vulnerable in Bangladesh

UNFPA and Sweden sign a landmark agreement, launching the “Strengthening Midwifery-led Continuum of Care” project.

17 October 2017
News

UNFPA State of World Population Report 2017

Unchecked inequality and failure to protect the rights of poorest women could undermine peace and world’s development goals, new UNFPA report warns.

12 October 2017
News

Where men can't go

Enter with respect and curiosity, and you will be richly rewarded, but only if you’re a woman. Sorry men, but this is one of UNFPA’s Women Friendly... Read more

11 October 2017
News

Empowering Rohingya girls seeking refuge in Bangladesh

More than half of Rohingya refugees that have arrived in Bangladesh are women and girls. There are so many girls playing and running around in the... Read more

12 September 2017
Press Release
A Rohingya woman receives a UNFPA Dignity Kit with clothing and personal hygiene items

UNFPA Bangladesh Seeks Emergency Funding for Reproductive Health and Gender-Based Violence Response for Rohingya Women and Girls Arriving from Myanmar

US$ 13 million is urgently needed to meet rapidly growing needs amid a massive humanitarian crisis. As thousands upon thousands of desperate Rohingya... Read more

30 August 2017
News

Event: Reducing Maternal Mortality By Ending Child Marriage

UNFPA and the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat jointly organized a local level consultation meeting at Pirganj Upazila of Rangpur District on "... Read more

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