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Period shame, misinformation linked to serious human rights concerns

Menstrual health is a serious, but overlooked, issue among vulnerable women. Refugees in Louva, Angola, receive UNFPA-distributed dignity kits, which include sanitary napkins, soap, laundry detergent and other essential hygiene supplies. © UNFPA/Tiril Skarstein
  • 07 June 2018
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Family planning at 50

Published on: 11/05/2018

On 13 May 1968, family planning was officially recognized as a human right at the International Conference on Human Rights. The conference’s outcome document, known as the Teheran Proclamation, stated unequivocally: “Parents have a basic human right to determine freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children.” But 50 years later, the fight for family planning is not over. See more here.

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Expanding family planning choices for women in the Philippines

Hannah Gumaro chose to receive a contraceptive implant at a UNFPA-supported family planning session. © UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor
  • 17 May 2018
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Statement

Statement for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 2018

17 May 2018

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News

Fifty years ago, it became official: Family planning is a human right

Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. The right to plan one's family has been a game-changer for women. © UN Photo/John Isaac
  • 11 May 2018
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50 years of family planning as a human right

Published on: 11/05/2018

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem observes 50 years of family planning as a human right. Learn more here.

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One year later, flood-affected women in Peru struggle for protection and reproductive health care

Thousands of women in Piura remain affected by the floods. © UNFPA Peru/Angela Valverde
  • 19 April 2018
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News

Drama helps battle child marriage in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Young actors perform a scene from "Ruža," an interactive play about the harms of child marriage. Photo by Almir Panjeta for UNICEF/UNFPA BiH
  • 16 April 2018
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News

Sport offers gateway to reproductive health, human rights, peace

Sport improves confidence and builds community, say youth leaders. © UNFPA Iraq
  • 11 April 2018
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Resources

Indigenous Women’s Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality

Resource date: Mar 2018

Author: UNPFA, UNICEF and UN Women

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