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About Bangladesh UNFPA in Bangladesh - UNFPA in Bangladesh - UNFPA in SWAp - UNFPA in I-PRSP/PRSP - UNFPA and MDGs 6th Country Programme - Introduction - Reproductive Health - Advocacy - Population Development   Strategy - Gender as Cross-cutting   Issue 7th Country Programme - Introduction - Reproductive Health:   Improving RH - Gender: Promoting   Gender Equality - Population & Development Bangladesh Country Office - Organisation Chart - Vacancy Announcement - General Announcement - Procurement - Available Publications UNFPA HQ Other UN Agencies   Regional Projects   RHIYA   Youth Initiative   Postponing Early Marriage   Sound Bytes Higher adolescent fertility levels among the poor than among the rich are generally associated with lower opportunities for education for girls   Webmail		Home >> 6th Country Programme >> Introduction  Introduction The goal of the sixth country programme of UNFPA (2003-2005) was to contribute to improving the reproductive health status leading to poverty reduction, sustainable social development and well being of the people of Bangladesh. The sixth country programme has consolidated its learnings and achievements from the previous programme cycles. Central to the 6th country progarmme was the POA adopted at ICPD held at Cario, in 1994. One important aspect of the sixth country programme was that it has been planned for a shorter period of time to achieve harmonization of progarmme cycles with other UN agencies. It has been designed based on the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) that looked at the programmes of the United Nations from a rights-based perspective. While UNDAF focuses on the rights to survival, livelihood, protection and participation as core to the programmes, the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) has proposed joint programmes in the areas of girls' education, safe motherhood and poverty reduction. As a specialized agency in the areas of RH issues, UNFPA has been playing a lead role in the programme area of 'safe motherhood' in the concerted efforts of the UN agencies. The programme has four purposes that include: Increasing the accessibility and utilization of reproductive health services, especially for vulnerable, hard to reach and marginalised population groups Improving the quality of reproductive health services Facilitating positive behaviour changes and creating supportive environment for improved reproductive health and family welfare Contributing to increased national technical capability and capacity to implement population policies and progarmmes. The sixth country programme was being nationally executed through thirteen ministries of the government of Bangladesh as well as one private sector organization. It has also involved NGOs in delivering services of the pilot new initiatives under the financial and technical assistance of UNFPA. The programme and activities of the sixth country programme have been designed and integrated under the framework of three sub-progarmmes: 1) Reproductive Health, 2) Advocacy, 3) Population and Development Strategies. Top		Thematic Areas   Safe Motherhood   Gender   Youth   HIV/AIDS   Reproductive Health     Commodity Security  Partners   Govt. of Bangladesh   Bi-lateral Partners  CIDA  Danida  DFID  European Union  JOICFP  Netherlands  SIDA  World Bank  Upcoming Events  Success Stories (PDF)   Improving the Health and Well Being of Young People   Religious Leaders Promote Reproductive Health and Family Planning   Providing Information & Services to the Plantation Communities   Making Motherhood Safe   Reproductive health and Rights is Fundamental for Sound Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation   Photo Gallery   Videos
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