Rohingya refugee women and girls must not be forgotten

Published on: 22/05/2024

Six years after her last visit, Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, returned to Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh to meet with Rohingya refugee women and girls and hear about their needs.

See what she saw and find out more about the life-saving services provided by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

Statement

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20 May 2024

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Resource date: Sep 2023

Publisher: UNFPA Bangladesh

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15 June 2023

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Women from the village of Say Thamar Kyi receive health care and reproductive health services at a mobile clinic operating in areas affected by Cyclone Mocha, in Rakhine state. © UNFPA Myanmar

03 July 2023

Resources

UNFPA Cyclone Mocha Situation Report #1 - 29 May 2023

Resource date: May 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

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In her words: A heavy monsoon, a flooded hospital and twins on the way. A midwife’s story in Bangladesh

Shakila Parvin, a midwife in the refugee camps of Cox's Bazar, helped a woman pregnant with twins deliver during heavy flooding that submerged the health facility's maternity ward, knocked out power and destroyed or damaged equipment and supplies. © UNFPA Bangladesh

07 April 2022

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08 August 2021

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Midwife Rotna speaks with Minara about her newborn baby. Maternal health services are continuing despite the pandemic. © UNFPA

10 September 2020

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