Menstrual Hygiene Day

28 May 2025

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News

From natural process to nightmare: How Gaza’s women and girls cope with their periods in a war zone

Women and young girls in a destroyed displacement camp in Gaza. ©UNFPA Palestine/Media Clinic
  • 02 June 2025
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Updates

UNFPA and Essity collaborate to improve menstrual health in the workplace

24 Sep 2024

Sahil Tesfu, Chief Strategy Officer (fourth speaker from the left) shares her views on sexual and reproductive health and rights at UNFPA’s side event at the World Economic Forum 2024 © UNFPA/Marcel Mainzer
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Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024

28 May 2024

Global

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Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

Published on: 14/03/2024

Lack of access to menstrual hygiene products in Gaza is forcing many women and girls, like Bakiza (47) and her daughter, to take desperate measures.

See the impact of the support being delivered by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. 

News

UNFPA embraces femtech to boost period awareness in Burkina Faso and the Republic of Moldova

Participants try out their new IMMI watches as part of a six-month pilot programme in the Republic of Moldova. © UNFPA Moldova
  • 24 August 2023
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News

“We are making a difference”: Advocating against period poverty and female genital mutilation in The Gambia

Reusable pads shared at St. John's School for the Deaf.  © UNFPA The Gambia
  • 29 May 2023
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Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023

28 May 2023

Global

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News

5 ways the world is changing how it sees menstruation

Menstruation is increasingly understood to be a neglected issue with human right implications. Image by Vulvani, Wikimedia Commons.
  • 26 May 2022
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News

A pilot programme in Myanmar provides both menstrual health support and economic opportunity

Women produce menstrual pads as part of a pilot programme with a double impact: distributing hygiene products to people in need and giving women a chance to earn income. © UNFPA Myanmar
  • 15 December 2021
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