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Meet Shilpi, who started as an entry-level helper at a 🇧🇩 garment factory & now leads a team in the cutting section. With help from ILO Bangladesh's Better Work project, she inspires her female colleagues to cut through the glass ceiling in factories. tinyurl.com/mrpwd3b4

Meet Shilpi, who started as an entry-level helper at a 🇧🇩 garment factory & now leads a team in the cutting section.

With help from <a href="/ilobangladesh/">ILO Bangladesh</a>'s Better Work project, she inspires her female colleagues to cut through the glass ceiling in factories.

tinyurl.com/mrpwd3b4
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From hardship to hope! 💪 Julekha broke barriers in her village by starting her shop with UNDP Bangladesh 's support. Inspiring other women to dream bigger, let's celebrate her strength, entrepreneurship & the power of community: tinyurl.com/4y6jxdhr

From hardship to hope! 💪

Julekha broke barriers in her village by starting her shop with <a href="/UNDP_BD/">UNDP Bangladesh</a> 's support.

Inspiring other women to dream bigger, let's celebrate her strength, entrepreneurship &amp; the power of community: tinyurl.com/4y6jxdhr
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🕊️Wishing everyone a peaceful #BuddhaPurnima / #Vesak !🕊️ Buddha’s teachings remind us to support one another and build a harmonious world — together. On this day, we celebrate compassion & unity. 🫱🏽‍🫲🏼 📽️ Watch UN Secretary-General António Guterres message on #Vesak 👇

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What makes a media-friendly nation? Ensure journalists are: 🛡️Protected | 💸Fairly paid | 🗣️Free to report | 🧠Skilled & supported ICYMI: UNESCO Dhaka , TIB & Sweden in Bangladesh teamed up on #WorldPressFreedomDay to support media reforms in 🇧🇩 🔗 tinyurl.com/unescodhaka

What makes a media-friendly nation?
Ensure journalists are:
🛡️Protected | 💸Fairly paid | 🗣️Free to report | 🧠Skilled &amp; supported
ICYMI: <a href="/unescodhaka/">UNESCO Dhaka</a> , <a href="/tib1971bd/">TIB</a> &amp; <a href="/SwedeninBD/">Sweden in Bangladesh</a>  teamed up on #WorldPressFreedomDay to support media reforms in 🇧🇩
🔗 tinyurl.com/unescodhaka
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"From plastic upcycling to floating waste barriers, biodegradable cutlery to waste-tracking app & youth-led action— these initiatives prove 🇧🇩 isn’t waiting for change, it’s driving it!"— UN RC Gwyn Lewis at SACEP @worldbank & UNOPS workshop♻️📈 🔗tinyurl.com/pleaseproject

"From plastic upcycling to floating waste barriers, biodegradable cutlery to waste-tracking app &amp; youth-led action— these initiatives prove 🇧🇩 isn’t waiting for change, it’s driving it!"— UN RC <a href="/GwynLewis12/">Gwyn Lewis</a> at <a href="/OrgSacep/">SACEP</a>  @worldbank &amp; <a href="/UNOPS/">UNOPS</a> workshop♻️📈

🔗tinyurl.com/pleaseproject
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Today, the UN launched the 2024 Annual Results Report, highlighting progress on the SDGs in Bangladesh. Grateful to the ERD Secretariat for hosting the UN team and their continued support. #UN #SDGs #Bangladesh

Today, the UN launched the 2024 Annual Results Report, highlighting progress on the SDGs in Bangladesh. Grateful to the ERD Secretariat for hosting the UN team and their continued support. #UN #SDGs #Bangladesh
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"UN and #Bangladesh reaffirm joint commitment to sustainable development: Joint Steering Committee reviews 2024 progress and charts way forward" ✅📈 🔗 Find out more: tinyurl.com/JSC0525

"UN and #Bangladesh reaffirm joint commitment to sustainable development: Joint Steering Committee reviews 2024 progress and charts way forward" ✅📈

🔗 Find out more: tinyurl.com/JSC0525
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Digital tools can change lives.📡 But not if half the population is left behind. This #WTISD , the UN in Bangladesh stands for digital gender equality— because when women and girls get connected, everyone moves forward. 📶🌐 #LeaveNoOneBehind

Digital tools can change lives.📡 But not if half the population is left behind. This #WTISD , the <a href="/UNinBangladesh/">UN in Bangladesh</a> stands for digital gender equality— because when women and girls get connected, everyone moves forward. 📶🌐 #LeaveNoOneBehind
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🍃Around 100,000+ tea workers— most of them women— power Bangladesh’s tea industry. As we enjoy our tea, let us honour their hard work and continue to advance their rights to decent work, protection and dignified lives. ☕ #TeaWorkersMatter #InternationalTeaDay #LeaveNoOneBehind

🍃Around 100,000+ tea workers— most of them women— power Bangladesh’s tea industry. As we enjoy our tea, let us honour their hard work and continue to advance their rights to decent work, protection and dignified lives. ☕

#TeaWorkersMatter #InternationalTeaDay #LeaveNoOneBehind
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Today on  #WorldDayforCulturalDiversity, we celebrate art, artists, and the rich tapestry of cultural expressions that shapes Bangladesh 🇧🇩 🎨🎶 Credit: UNESCO Dhaka

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In 2024, the UN & Bangladesh Forest Department restored 600 hectares of degraded forest in Cox’s Bazar by planting local trees, resulting in: 🍃 Cleaner air (cutting 25,800+ tons of CO₂) 🌿 Healthier forests 🦋 Protection for local biodiversity #BiodiversityDay #ClimateAction

In 2024, the UN &amp; <a href="/FD_Bangladesh/">Bangladesh Forest Department</a> restored 600 hectares of degraded forest in Cox’s Bazar by planting local trees, resulting in:

🍃 Cleaner air (cutting 25,800+ tons of CO₂)

🌿 Healthier forests

🦋 Protection for local biodiversity

#BiodiversityDay  #ClimateAction
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A step towards more rights-based investigations in Bangladesh✅ UN in Bangladesh & the Criminal Investigation Department launched a training initiative to integrate #HumanRights in policing, based on the Minnesota Protocol: 🔗tinyurl.com/minnesotaproto…

A step towards more rights-based investigations in Bangladesh✅

<a href="/UNinBangladesh/">UN in Bangladesh</a> &amp; the Criminal Investigation Department launched a training initiative to integrate #HumanRights in policing, based on the Minnesota Protocol: 🔗tinyurl.com/minnesotaproto…
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An estimated 20,000 women in 🇧🇩 live with obstetric fistula—causing pain, stigma & isolation. 💔 still 35% of births occur at home without skilled birth attendants 💔 3% of maternal deaths due to obstructed labour Let’s #EndFistula by 2030. Every case is preventable.

An estimated 20,000 women in 🇧🇩 live with obstetric fistula—causing pain, stigma &amp; isolation.
 💔 still 35% of births occur at home without skilled birth attendants
 💔 3% of maternal deaths due to obstructed labour
Let’s #EndFistula by 2030. Every case is preventable.
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In 2024, the UN delivered $215m in development support to Bangladesh, helping: 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 40m people access social protection 💉 5.6m girls get HPV vaccines ⚖️ 61m people access justice through village courts And more!📘Read our Annual Report: tinyurl.com/UNBD24

In 2024, the UN delivered $215m in development support to Bangladesh, helping:

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 40m people access social protection
💉 5.6m girls get HPV vaccines
⚖️ 61m people access justice through village courts

And more!📘Read our Annual Report: tinyurl.com/UNBD24
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Football brings joy, pride, and possibility⚽ On #WorldFootballDay , let’s celebrate the game we all love— and call for inclusive spaces where girls and boys can play without fear, dream without limits, and grow with confidence ✨ #FootballForAll #WorldFootballWeek

Football brings joy, pride, and possibility⚽

On #WorldFootballDay , let’s celebrate the game we all love— and call for inclusive spaces where girls and boys can play without fear, dream without limits, and grow with confidence ✨

#FootballForAll #WorldFootballWeek
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From data to dialogue— Bangladesh’s Voluntary National Review is taking shape with input from every corner of society 📊 #VNR2025 validation workshop, by GED-Planning Commission & UN, supported by Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh , affirms the power of partnership & participation. #GlobalGoals

From data to dialogue— Bangladesh’s Voluntary National Review is taking shape with input from every corner of society 📊

#VNR2025 validation workshop, by GED-Planning Commission &amp; UN, supported by <a href="/SwissAmbBD/">Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh</a> , affirms the power of partnership &amp; participation.

#GlobalGoals
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Achieving the SDGs will require unprecedented investment. In 🇧🇩, 44% of financing for the SDGs - almost $500 billion - must come from the private sector. On 27 May, the UN brought private sector leaders together to discuss SDG investment for a greener, more prosperous future.

Achieving the SDGs will require unprecedented investment.

In 🇧🇩, 44% of financing for the SDGs - almost $500 billion - must come from the private sector.

On 27 May, the UN brought private sector leaders together to discuss SDG investment for a greener, more prosperous future.
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🚨 Disasters don’t wait— and neither can we. On 27 May, the Humanitarian Coordination Task Team in 🇧🇩, led by UN RC & MoDMR, set bold priorities for 2025: 🎯 More strategic preparedness 💡 Innovative financing 🤝 Stronger UN–Govt–CSO coordination #CoordinationSavesLives

🚨 Disasters don’t wait— and neither can we.

On 27 May, the Humanitarian Coordination Task Team in 🇧🇩, led by UN RC &amp; MoDMR, set bold priorities for 2025:

🎯 More strategic preparedness
💡 Innovative financing
🤝 Stronger UN–Govt–CSO coordination

#CoordinationSavesLives
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Marking United Nations Peacekeeper’s Day in Dhaka with the traditional #PKDay run. 🇧🇩 is one of the largest contributors to UN Peacekeeping with 5,818 personnel in 10 missions. We honor their service & sacrifice. To keep making a difference, peacekeeping must be fit for the future.

Marking <a href="/UN/">United Nations</a> Peacekeeper’s Day in Dhaka with the traditional #PKDay run.

🇧🇩 is one of the largest contributors to <a href="/UNPeacekeeping/">UN Peacekeeping</a> with 5,818 personnel in 10 missions.

We honor their service &amp; sacrifice. To keep making a difference, peacekeeping must be fit for the future.