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Menstruation is not a girls' or women’s issue – it’s a human rights issue

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In India, 15-year-old Priyanka Meena sleeps outside her home when she has her periods. She wears the same clothes and uses the same utensils when she menstruates; these are believed to be unclean. © UNFPA India

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With flexible funding, Finland continues support for humanitarian response in Syria

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A doctor examines a newborn baby in a UNFPA-supported clinic in Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan

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Treatment for traumatic childbirth injury gives new hope to women in Afghanistan

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Farah* recently received surgical treatment for obstetric fistula. She says she can now "live a normal life." © UNFPA Afghanistan

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Ending obstetric fistula: Devastating and preventable childbirth injury continues to haunt women

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Keflene Yakobo is now a fistula ambassador in her community, helping other women receive treatment and reclaim their lives. © UNFPA Tanzania/Bright Warren

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Training new midwives in storm-hit Mozambique

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Combating child marriage in Nepal

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5 ways female genital mutilation undermines the health of women and girls

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Midwifery students at the Hargeisa Institute of Health Sciences in Somaliland learn how to assist in case of childbirth complications caused by female genital mutilation. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin

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In China, women work to raise the status of girls

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Today, Ms. Wen and Ms. Yan see eye-to-eye on the equality of women and girls. © Dushan Township Family Planning Office/Zhang Min

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With flexible funding, Finland continues support for humanitarian response in Syria

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