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Twenty-five years ago, leaders promised to advance women’s health and rights. Have they delivered?

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Twenty-five years ago, 179 governments adopted a visionary Programme of Action that aimed to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls and to promote their empowerment. © UNFPA Morocco

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JOINT STATEMENT: Hormonal contraceptive methods and HIV acquisition in women

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Large numbers of people are bypassing immigration controls as they exit Venezuela. © Tomer Urwicz

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Menstruation is a human rights issue

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Menstruation is a human rights issue

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

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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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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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