and multi-hazard response plan, to reach 200,000 people. UN Collaboration and Other Partnerships In 2021, public and private partners contributed US$329.8 million in resources to UNICEF to address critical life-saving interventions for development and humanitarian response, including the COVID-19 response. Key partnerships focused on a multisectoral approach for resilience building to strengthen the capacities of vulnerable children and communities. · UNICEF worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other United Nations entities and worked closely with Gavi, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and World Bank to support the Government to implement the BPRP and restore access to quality essential services during the pandemic. · UNICEF provided strategic technical support and worked with the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office and all other United Nations agencies to develop UNSDCF 2022–2026. UNICEF led Strategic Priority II on Equitable Human Development and Well-being with eight subgroups on Health, Nutrition, WASH, Education, Social Protection, Protection of Children and Youth, Food Security and Migration Services. UNICEF also collaborated with other United Nations agencies to capture and reflect young people’s voices in UNSDCF 2022–2026. Children’s issues and priorities are thus well reflected in both UNSDCF and CPD 2022–2026. · UNICEF led other United Nations agencies in developing a costed road map for the Global Action Plan on Child Wasting. · UNICEF partnership enabled Mothers@Work to expand into 25 more ready-made garment factories (113 in total). · UNICEF partnered with the Department of Primary Education on school reopening; the National Curriculum Textbook Board on national curriculum reform; and the Government and a2i on expanding the remote learning system and technical support to subcommittees of the National Task Force for Blended Learning Framework. · UNICEF deepened partnerships with donors including the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (UK), Global Affairs Canada and USAID to reach the most marginalized children affected by COVID-19. · UNICEF partnership with the Supreme Court, National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh, Parliament and relevant ministries and departments enabled results for children’s protection. · UNICEF entered a partnership with KTH Royal Institute of Technology to enhance private sector capacity for scaling up access to safe drinking water, and policy and systems strengthening. · UNICEF partnered with the Government to implement AFHS nationwide, with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), WHO, Obstetric and Gynaecological Society of Bangladesh, BRAC and non-governmental organization (NGO) partners supporting with technical content development, supervision and monitoring of AFHS. · UNICEF worked with UNFPA and Bangladesh Betar for the National Action Plan to End Child Marriage, including developing multimedia communications. · In Cox’s Bazar, UNICEF worked with the office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner, District Commissioner’s Office, Inter Sectoral Coordination Group, other United Nations agencies, NGO partners and donors to provide critical services to Rohingya refugees and host communities, including COVID-19 vaccination. · Generation Unlimited Bangladesh launched a COVID-19-sensitive road map for achieving 17 million education, employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for youth by 2025. Page 8 of 10 Page 8 of 10