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Women and young girls in a destroyed displacement camp in Gaza. ©UNFPA Palestine/Media Clinic
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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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Even talking about menstruation is considered taboo or embarrassing, many women told UNFPA. © UNFPA Somalia
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In Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region, Gebeyanesh Gebinet and a friend go through the items of a UNFPA dignity kit, containing essentials such as washable sanitary pads, underwear, soap and a reusable cloth, a whistle, and a solar-powered flashlight. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

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

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. 

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Mariam, Mackisencia and Mary with their smart bags for girls, provided through the UNFPA-supported Smart Girls Foundation initiative. The bags contain reusable sanitary pads, a sewing kit, a menstrual health management information booklet and a solar-powered torch. © UNFPA/Jadwiga Figula
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Participants try out their new IMMI watches as part of a six-month pilot programme in the Republic of Moldova. © UNFPA Moldova
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