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What we do

How UNICEF works to protect the rights of every child in Bangladesh

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UNICEF supports the Government of Bangladesh to respond to the needs of the most disadvantaged children. The 2022 to 2026 UNICEF country programme is aligned to Bangladesh’s Eighth Five-Year Plan for 2020 to 2025, with a focus on supporting Bangladesh to prioritize investments in children for the realization of child rights and sustainable development in Bangladesh.

Our work

One-month-old Mir Mohammed Sarid smiles in his mother’s embrace.

We work to improve newborn, maternal, child and adolescent health

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We work to help children reach their full potential

10-month-old Abu Bakkar gets gets his arm's circumference measured with a MUAC tape at Muradnagar Upazila Health Complex, Cumilla.

We work to ensure good nutrition for the most vulnerable children's survival and development

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Child protection

We work to keep children safe from violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect

Sanitation Services

Water, sanitation and hygiene

We work to provide clean water and improve sanitation and hygiene practices

Child journalist K. M. Iftesham Islam, 15, delivers closing remarks at the Child Rights Manifesto event on 1 December 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

We work to ensure that no child is left behind

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