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11 October 2017
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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 fields where the camps around…
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12 September 2017
Press Release
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 civilians continue to cross…
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30 August 2017
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 "Reducing Maternal Mortality by…
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24 July 2017
Generation Breakthrough
Shifting young peoples' attitudes around sexual and reproductive health, gender equality and gender-based violence
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12 July 2017
News
Just $8.39 per person could give women control over their fertility
By allowing and enabling women to choose whether and how many children to have, family planning gives women power.
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11 July 2017
Press Release
No woman should die giving birth. Babies must survive and thrive: The urgent need to invest in family planning, maternal and newborn health care
UNFPA Asia-Pacific's crucial message on World Population Day.
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09 June 2017
News
Bangladesh: UNFPA seeks US$ 1.5 million for emergency reproductive health services
More urgent support is needed for women and girls in the wake of Cyclone Mora.
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05 June 2017
Statement
UNFPA mourns the passing away of Executive Director Dr Babatunde Osotimehin
With profound sadness, UNFPA announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, has passed away.
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05 June 2017
UN mourns passing of population agency chief Babatunde Osotimehin, 'a champion of health for all'
Secretary-General António Guterres and other senior UN officials have paid tribute to Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA's Executive Director.
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