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Increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV programmes for gender-diverse communities in Bangladesh

08 June 2021
Shohan Hijra, a transgender woman in Dhaka, Bangladesh with her boyfriend, Arif, has participated in sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes for gender-diverse populations. Photo credit: Md. Masbah Uddin Ahmed/Bandhu Social Welfare Society
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Laotian LGBTQIA+ youth find peace, purpose and community

17 May 2021
Education programmes taught Toutou, 18, about sexual and reproductive health and helped with questions about her sexual orientation. © UNFPA Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Women are the driving force advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights in Brazil

03 May 2021
Carol Nascimento, who promotes women and girls' health, took part in UNFPA and Elas Fund's Driving Force initiative empowering community leaders in Bahia state, Brazil. © UNFPA Brazil/Carol Garcia
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For Kyrgyzstan’s LGBTQIA+ community, risks escalate under COVID-19 pandemic

09 July 2020
Advocates prepare to deliver essential supplies to LGBTQIA+ people in need. Image courtesy of Kyrgyz Indigo.
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Break the silence!

17 May 2020
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 17 May 2019

17 May 2019
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HIV prevention efforts must reach most vulnerable – adolescents, young women, LGBTQIA+ communities

23 July 2018
“Condoms will just disappear from our homes and we will know they are being used,” said 'Maneo Ramabanta, in Lesotho, where HIV prevention efforts must reach vulnerable adolescents. © UNFPA Lesotho/Violet Maraisane
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Statement for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 2018

17 May 2018
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