Mim Akter is a true hero in Bangladesh's drowning crisis.

After rescuing her brother, Mim, 17, became a community swimming instructor with UNICEF's SwimSafe initiative which has reached 55,000 children in 🇧🇩 with lifesaving swimming lessons.
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Children are the future.

A safe and healthy upbringing with nutritious meals, a supportive environment and quality education lays the foundation for a prosperous society.

Let's ensure every child gets the care and resources they need to thrive!

We won't stop until every child is safe from preventable diseases.

Baby Mithuchu is receiving a vitamin A capsule as part of a UNICEF-supported initiative to enhance immunization rates in hard-to-reach areas of Bangladesh. #LongLifeForAll

#Throwback to when UNICEF National Ambassador Bidda Sinha Saha MiM spent a delightful day with children at a UNICEF-supported child and adolescent club.

A happy environment where children can learn, communicate & play helps them to be more kind, confident & friendly.

#OnMyMind

Healing through art. 💙

This is how UNICEF is helping the most underprivileged children in Bangladesh find hope through art. 👇

Eid Mubarak from these adorable little angels! 🌙✨

They have special messages just for you. 💙

Nazmin, a health care worker, walks anywhere between 2-4 hours to reach her community to provide routine immunisations for children.

Thank you, Nazmin, and all health workers who are the reason we believe we can protect every child and help achieve a #LongLifeForAll .

Meet the 3 musketeers – Riya, Fatema and their cat Mishu. 💙

We met them in Korail slum, Dhaka, where UNICEF Bangladesh is launching an innovative and climate-resilient sanitation project in partnership with the government – for treating and reusing wastewater.

Access to safe drinking water is a fundamental right. 💧

We asked children to share their thoughts on water. Here's what they said. 💬
#WaterForPeace #WorldWaterDay

'Now I feel that I can learn & become a teacher like I always wanted to.'

Nur, 13, once engaged in child labour, is now enrolled in a EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺-supported UNICEF multi-purpose centre in the refugee camps, where he learns vocational & life skills.👉uni.cf/4arA5JG

⚠️Drowning is the second leading cause of child death in Bangladesh, with 40 children dying every day & 14,000 children dying every year.

Together, we can change this.

We must act now and increase safe swimming programmes, raise awareness and invest more in #DrowningPrevention .

Sabina once struggled to feed her family after her husband's passing.

Through UNICEF's Cash Plus Project, she learned tailoring skills & is now a thriving entrepreneur, providing nutritious meals for her family & hope for her daughter's future.

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At just 18 months old, Sumaiya was diagnosed with acute malnutrition - a reality shared by many Rohingya children in the refugee camps.

Thanks to support from EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺, children like Sumaiya are accessing the lifesaving nutrition services they need to recover and stay healthy.

4-month-old Hawa visits a primary health centre with her mom for a regular check-up.

Every year, UNICEF provides access to primary healthcare services to more than 225,560 women and children in the Rohingya refugee camps.

#WorldHealthDay #MyHealthMyRight

You may know that when it comes to nourishing children, it is about giving them:

✅ the right food,
✅ in the right quantity,
✅ at the right time,
✅ with the right information

And that’s the recipe for healthy, thriving children: daily-sun.com/post/736501

Jannat's face lit up when she received her family kit! ✨

Amid the destruction by the fire in the Korail Slum, UNICEF, together with the government, has delivered 375 family kits with essential items to the families affected to help them protect their health during this crisis.

This #WorldHealthDay marks 45 years of #EPI in 🇧🇩 with immunization coverage soaring from 2% in '82 to 84% today - a milestone in safeguarding under 1 children against deadly diseases.

Thanks to gov't, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance & partners for saving countless lives & ensuring health #ForEveryChild .

Are these young ones in Bangladesh exploring shapes or having fun with their vibrant blocks?

Regardless, play presents opportunities for children to grow and gain vital skills. It's through play that they understand and interact with the world around them. #ForEveryChild , play

A staggering 3.4 million children are living in street situations without parental care.

UNICEF, with support from partners like European Union in Bangladesh and Sweden in Bangladesh, is working with the government tirelessly to reach them, ensuring no child is left behind.