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Dignity and strength: Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia

Large numbers of people are bypassing immigration controls as they exit Venezuela. © Tomer Urwicz
  • 05 June 2019
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News

Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin
  • 04 June 2019
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News

Barcode technology transforms access to family planning in the Philippines

Ms. Bedla and midwife Ms. Ruanto at the San Roque health centre. © UNFPA Philippines/Reginald Sarmenta
  • 03 June 2019
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Updates

Emergency obstetric care saves lives in Mozambique

31 May 2019

A baby girl is born during an emergency Caesarean section delivery. Photograph courtesy of staff at Buzi District Hospital
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Fourth Global Midwifery Symposium

02 June 2019

Vancouver Convention Center, Room 110

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Midwives Call for an Enabling Environment to Transform Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes

World Population Day 2019

11 July 2019

Global

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Menstruation is a human rights issue

Published on: 25/05/2019

Menstruation is a natural, and essential, part of the reproductive cycle; roughly half the human population has or will experience it. But too often, menstruation is shrouded in mystery, leading to exclusion, neglect and discrimination. Learn more: unfpa.org/menstruation

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

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
  • 28 May 2019
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Resources

Menstruation and human rights - Frequently asked questions

Resource date: May 2022

Author: UNFPA

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Updates

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

23 May 2019

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