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11 October 2018
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International Day of the Girl Child
By Dr Asa Torkelsson, Country Representative, UNFPA Bangladesh Today is International Day of the Girl Child. There is much to celebrate - right around the world, more and more…
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23 September 2018
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Getting to Zero Maternal Death: Bangladesh’s journey towards ensuring a maternal health protection act
Due to the consistent advocacy of UNFPA with policymakers, for the first time, the maternal health subcommittee of Bangladesh Parliament raised the immediate need for a maternal…
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13 September 2018
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UNFPA’s success in saving mothers and babies’ lives in Bangladesh: 1,143 Midwives deployed to government health facilities
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) has deployed professional midwives to rural health facilities as a commitment to reach the Sustainable Development Goals…
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05 September 2018
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রোহিঙ্গা সংকট মোকাবিলায় গত এক বছরে জাতিসংঘ জনসংখ্যা তহবিলের অবদান
এক বছর আগে (২৫ আগস্ট ২০১৭) মিয়ানমারের রাখাইন রাজ্য থেকে লাখো রোহিঙ্গা শরণার্থী সীমান্ত পাড়ি দিয়ে স্রোতের মতো বাংলাদেশে পালিয়ে আসা শুরু করে। নতুন শরণার্থীরা আগে থেকে বসবাসরত…
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25 August 2018
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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.
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25 August 2018
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Safer spaces, gender equality, choices in life and love
Key steps going ahead for women and young people in the Rohingya refugee crisis.
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23 August 2018
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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…
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19 August 2018
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Statement from UNFPA Country Representative Asa Torkelsson on World Humanitarian Day
World Humanitarian Day
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