Catherine Breen Kamkong UNFPA Pio Smith Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ UNFPANepal UNFPAPakistan UNFPABangladesh “My embarrassment and discomfort led me to stay away from people and sleep alone”.

52yr old Meenara from #Bangladesh suffered from constant urine leakage for 20 years after childbirth. She is one of nearly half a million women and girls worldwide, living with obstetric fistula.

UNICEF BRAC UNFPA Save the Children International Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 Australian High Commission Bangladesh Australia’s support for the Rohingya is part of our work towards a peaceful, stable and prosperous region.

Australia and our international partners are working together to support an enduring and sustainable solution to the crisis.

The Rohingya crisis is our region’s greatest humanitarian challenge, with more than 1 million people across 33 camps near Cox’s Bazar.

Australia supports life changing work, delivered by trusted partners, including UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, World Food Programme and IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳

Today is the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

UNFPA Bangladesh is committed to #EndFistula in #Bangladesh

Let's break the cycle and prevent fistula worldwide - together we can ensure women and girls are not dying preventable deaths!

Obstetric fistula is a childbirth injury as a result of prolonged, obstructed labour, which generally occurs when women struggle to access timely, high-quality maternal health care.

Fistula is treatable and preventable. Yet many continue to suffer in silence with lack of

“The wound you don’t see hurts the most.”

🎥 See what Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ saw last week while visiting #Rohingya refugee women in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh and how UNFPA—the @UN sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action: unf.pa/fgi

#WithRefugees

'I left Cox’s Bazar with a clear message: renew your commitment to #Rohingya refugees.' — Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/

See the full statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem after her recent visit to Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: unf.pa/fgi

#WithRefugees

7 years after the Rohingya people were driven from their homes in Myanmar, close to 1 million remain stranded in the refugee camps of Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar – over half of them women and girls.

See reflections on my recent mission: unf.pa/fgi

#WithRefugees

Hear from our Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ on how a gap in funding and increased insecurity is jeopardizing the lives of Rohingya women and girls in Cox's Bazar, #Bangladesh

unfpa.org/press/funding-…

#Humanrights are non-negotiable. They are inherent to every human being.
All States must guarantee the rights of all people, regardless of history, culture or social norms. No form of discrimination is acceptable.

As we celebrate midwives this month, here’s a flashback video of our Midwifery Day celebration in #CoxsBazar .

“Embrace who you are and make a difference in the lives of others.”

See how transgender advocates like Purnima (47) are filling gaps in health care for the #LGBTQIA + people with support from UNFPA—the @UN sexual and reproductive health agency: unf.pa/ccr

#IDAHOBIT

When floods hit Gaibandha, #Bangladesh , UNFPA ensured members of the transgender community received the same relief as everyone else.

Leaving no one behind means safeguarding LGBTQIA+ people's rights in all settings.

Stigma and marginalization must end everywhere.

#IDAHOBIT

Empowering women & girls in Hatiya Upazila!

🇧🇩🤝🇯🇵Thanks to Japan's support, UNFPA's WLCCs provide life skills, GBV prevention, health, and mental support to climate migrants. Together, we're fostering #GenderEquality and #climateresilience .

Eiko Narita UNFPAAsiaPac

“I have faced rejection from my family, my community, my entire society”

Hear from Mamouni and other members of the #hijra community in Gaibandha #Bangladesh as they share their stories of discrimination and exclusion during #climate emergencies

🌈🧡 surl.li/tsohh

UNFPA Bangladesh stands with the #Hijra community in #Bangladesh to promote an equal, just and inclusive 🌍 where all #humanrights are respected and no one is left behind

#AlliesInAction 🧡

#IDAHOBIT #IDAHOBIT 24 🌈

#ICPD30 on duty : the deputies : regional director, executive director & representative. We are proud to represent part of the #DemographicDiversity . @unfpa we fight for #RightsAndChoices #DemographicResilience & #SDGs #LeaveNoOneBehind

In 2023, UNFPA provided almost 500,000 #Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh with gender-based violence prevention and response services and supported around 10,600 safe births.

Maintaining funding for these services in 2024 is vital.

#ENDviolence