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COVID-19 heightened menstruation challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean; action and investment needed

calendar_today28 May 2021

Indigenous adolescents from in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, participate in a workshop on menstrual health and hygiene. ©UNFPA Nicaragua/Diter Bonilla
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"What's in my bag?" with Natalia Vodianova

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"What's in my bag?" with Natalia Vodianova

"What's in my bag?" with Natalia Vodianova

What does supermodel and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Natalia Vodianova have inside her bag? Watch as she shows us the essential items women just can't live without.

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Piloting drones to deliver life-saving products for women in rural Botswana

calendar_today24 May 2021

Health staff and officials gather around the drone at Lecheng Clinic, one of the four health facilities chosen for the pilot project. © UNFPA Botswana
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Mozambique, Angola help girls manage menstrual health and hygiene in crisis and beyond

calendar_today28 May 2021

Teresa Estevão Bala,18, took part in a menstrual management initiative piloted by UNFPA and BeGirl in Luanda province, Angola. Around her neck is a "menstrual clock" tool that was given to both girls and boys to help them understand menstrual cycles. © UNFPA Angola/K. Karlos Cesar
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Serving survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

calendar_today19 May 2021

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem speaks to a network of humanitarian responders working to prevent and address sexual and gender-based violence. © UNFPA DRC/Luis Tato
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After childbirth trauma, Afghan women emerge from life in shadows

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Noorjahan laughs as she recovers from fistula surgery in Malalai Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Now, she says, "I can live." © Andrea Bruce/ NOOR
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Girl advocates in India step up to protect health, human rights amid the pandemic

calendar_today18 May 2021

Malati, 15, teaches proper hand-washing as part of the campaign she launched in her village. © UNFPA India
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Laotian LGBTQIA+ youth find peace, purpose and community

calendar_today17 May 2021

Education programmes taught Toutou, 18, about sexual and reproductive health and helped with questions about her sexual orientation. © UNFPA Lao People's Democratic Republic
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In crisis after crisis, mothers around the world are asked to do the impossible

calendar_today05 May 2021

A new mother of twins is attended by maternal health nurse Ana Paula Francisco Adrade. Nurse Adrade says it has been challenging to get enough gloves and face masks to safely care for pregnant women. © UNFPA Mozambique
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Global shortage of 900,000 midwives threatens women’s lives and health, new report shows

calendar_today04 May 2021

Midwives with a mobile team in Marib, Yemen, provide life-saving services in a displacement camp. © UNFPA Yemen
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