Inspiring discussion with Adviser to Min. of Women's Affairs, & Social Welfare, about ending child marriage and providing #SocialProtection to the most vulnerable. Very excited at what UNICEF Bangladesh and these key Ministries can do to improve the lives of children in Bangladesh.

Great to spend the day in the Rohingya refugee camps with Lucia Elmi, our UNICEF Emergencies Director - to see kids in class and having fun with their friends, and to spend time with our amazing UNICEF team on the ground.

Youth fighting against #leadpollution 👍 In #Bangladesh 🇧🇩, 60% of the children have #lead poisoning, leading to an annual loss of 20 million IQ points and costing the economy approximately $28.6 billion = 8% of the country's GDP daily-sun.com/post/770200

Excellent piece by Gordon Brown on the importance of education for children: Today, our hearts are breaking for the children of Gaza. Tomorrow, we must give them peace. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Children. Civilians. Medical personnel. Humanitarian workers. They are #NotATarget.

Petrifying!! Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing? theguardian.com/environment/20…

The govt of 🇧🇩 today launched the #HPV vaccination campaign in Barishal, Chattogram, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Rangpur divisions, w/ support of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF & World Health Organization (WHO) to protect 6.2 million girls aged 10-14 against cervical cancer. Read👇 unicef.org/bangladesh/en/…

We get by with the help of our friends. Shout out to the friends who make you smile! 💙 #ForEveryChild, friendship

In Cox’s Bazar, the Gov. of 🇧🇩 launched an HPV vaccination campaign supported by UNICEF with funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The campaign will target over 168,000 girls to protect them against cervical cancer, the third leading cause of cancer deaths among women in Bangladesh.

#ForEveryChild good health!

🎉 Huge congratulations to the Bangladeshi women’s football team for their incredible victory against Nepal in the SAFF Championship! 🏆 Let this be just the beginning of many more achievements! 🇧🇩💚 📷: collected.

#COP29: #GlobalWarming and mass #flooding show the devastating cost of inaction. In Eastern Bangladesh 🇧🇩, areas untouched by #floods for 40 years were severely affected this summer. This is a harsh reality of #ClimateChange. The #EU is responding with €1.5M in

#COP29: #SocialProtection reinforces #ClimateAction 🌏 Social protection includes measures like #cash transfers, #food assistance, and #healthcare, helping the poorest navigate life’s challenges - whether recovering from disasters, accessing medical care, or securing

#foreverychild a healthy start :)

It took far far far too long but I sincerely hope it lasts…

A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals theguardian.com/environment/20…

Every voice counts and this is a compelling one! linkedin.com/posts/lauren-r…

Wishing all a peaceful Ramadan…

Just back from my final visit to Cox’s Bazar. In tough times, UNICEF stays and delivers - for Rohingya children, for host communities, for dignity and rights. Proud of this team and all who serve in crisis settings. #UNICEF #CoxsBazar #HumanitarianAction

Climate change isn’t made up or being imagined…it is impacting millions of families - rich but mostly poor - across the world already. Policy makers must act NOW. theguardian.com/environment/20…