The Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Education and Education in Emergencies (EiE) is being operationalized through review and approval of standard operating procedures. Ahead of monsoon rains in 2021, 343 EiE kits were pre-positioned for flood-prone schools, benefiting 10,290 children. Every child is protected from violence and exploitation UNICEF partnership with the Supreme Court and Bangladesh Police enabled sustainability of virtual court proceedings introduced as a pandemic response, and reinforced non-custodial measures. Some 2,070 children were released through 102 virtual courts, with 847 children receiving cash grants to build family resilience. Training on effectively implementing the Children’s Act 2013 and providing children’s services reached 1,764 officials. The digital dashboard that analyses case data of children in conflict with law was upgraded for improved reporting. UNICEF technical support to upgrade the national child helpline and strengthen Bangladesh’s child protection system will contribute immensely to reaching vulnerable children, though COVID-19 restrictions challenged access in 2021. Child protection case management training reached 249 social workers. The helpline and social workers supported 200,000 children, including psychosocial support for 88,000 children (up from 53,627 children in 2020) and case management for 23,533 children. A helpdesk for women, children, elderly people and people with disabilities was established in 657 police stations. Some 3,770 children from Child Development Centres and safe homes were reunited with their families. Child Protection Service Centres served 5,804 urban-dwelling children. UNICEF supported access to GBV risk mitigation, prevention and response interventions, reaching 361,667 women, girls and boys (78 per cent female); 582,161 beneficiaries (46 per cent female) were reached through community-based mental health and psychosocial support. UNICEF and the Department of Social Services initiated a mapping of services for children with disabilities. UNICEF provided technical and financial support to Bangladesh’s Office of the Registrar General to train (virtually) 10,000 local government and health officials to register births using the new registration system developed in 2020. Joint messaging on timely birth registration reached 60 million people, with 1.2 million children under 5 registered from January to October 2021. UNICEF supported the Ministry of Labour and Employment to observe World Day Against Child Labour, with messaging reaching 1 million people. UNICEF supported DGHS to observe World Drowning Prevention Day, reaching 200,000 people with messages. UNICEF provided technical and financial support for SBCC interventions in ending child marriage (ECM) high-priority districts. UNICEF also supported national multimedia communication initiatives on ECM. #Raisethebeat4ECM campaign public service announcements reached 164 million people and engaged 87 million to foster public resistance to child marriage. UNICEF finalized the evaluation of UNICEF Bangladesh’s ECM programming, giving actionable recommendations. Despite pandemic restrictions, 49,325 adolescents (70 per cent girls) were reached with life skills training, the Standardized Adolescent Empowerment Package and COVID-19 prevention messages; 218,125 adolescents (70 per cent girls) received training on online safety. A positive parenting programme engaged 84,932 caregivers (46,713 mothers) while social media messages on positive parenting and violence prevention reached 7.2 million people. UNICEF assessed 65 of its partners for risk of sexual exploitation and abuse. Over 50 per cent were Page 5 of 10 Page 5 of 10