Bangladesh
Asia
Bangladesh
Capital Dhaka
Population 153.3 million
Life Expectancy 63.5
Access to clean water 80%
Adult Literacy 52.5%
Under five mortality 73 per 1,000 live births
GDP per head (US$ PPP) $2,053
Preventing child marriage in Bangladesh
An MDG-F-backed initiative is saving girls like 13-year-old Sonia Khatun from early marriage, a situation experienced by half of Bangladeshi teenage girls.
Our Joint Programmes
Joint UN Programme to Address Violence against Women in Bangladesh Bangladesh is one of the few countries where female life expectancy at birth is lower than males and more than 14% of pregnant women's deaths are associated with injury and violence. The Joint Programme was designed to tackle the issue of violence against women (VAW) by: addressing the policies and legal framework around VAW; changing attitudes and behavior; and protecting survivors of gender-based violence. Protecting and Promoting Food Security and Nutrition for Families and Children in Bangladesh This joint programme's aim is to improve nutrition and food security for vunerable children and caregivers in one of the most impoverished areas of Bangladesh, where households have been hard hit by high food prices and malnutrition is prevalent.IN THE NEWS
5.1 million Bengali children engaged in child labor
ILO report warns that children forced out of school perpetuate cycle of poverty; child labor is a major obstacle to Millennium Development Goals.
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